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Implementation is tough. Reflecting on the hurdles I’ve faced in my career, I’ve come to recognize that my failures were not due to a lack of strategy or resources, neither to a lack of motivation nor energy on my part, but rather my inability to effectively get things done. I was trying to push a huge Rock over a very inviting cliff, but the harder i pushed the harder to rock seemed to push back.… Read more
Our contemporary business landscape is has increasingly swift transformations and growing complexity, driven by factors such as rapid technological progress, globalization, evolving consumer preferences, and a volatile competitive climate. Businesses and individuals must comprehend and make decisions amid a vast interconnected network of variables, often with incomplete information and under the pressure of stringent deadlines. Modern business is complex. Within this demanding environment, the potency of simplicity, especially as encapsulated in mental models, should be strikingly evident.… Read more
If strategy is about making the right choices, then execution is about taking the right actions.
Strategy focuses on thinking; execution centers on doing, and many leaders struggle with identifying the right actions their organization needs to take. This is partly because they have been taught how to plan and not how to execute. Achieving excellence in execution requires cultivating a bias toward action across the organization.… Read more
To start a new year, I’d like to look again at what I believe is the most important thing in business… doing the right things right.
And on the first day of January, I’d like to focus your attention on HOW to do the thing right…
I run a strategy day for SMU for various corporate clients… in the morning we discuss what we need to do… the “what” of strategy development.… Read more
I’ve recently seen in the Harvard Business review that strategy execution is a people problem, not a strategy problem.
And I disagree with this.
The implementation of strategy is inextricably part of that strategy. A strategy that can’t be implemented or a strategy that is poorly implemented is to me a poor strategy. Thinking through the execution phase is an important part of strategic thinking. … Read more