I am grateful and honored to be a featured writer at SmartBrief on Leadership, and two of my recent contributions are all about the responsibilities and challenges leaders face clarifying and bringing strategy to life. If you or your colleagues are involved in developing and/or executing your firm’s strategy, you might find some ideas to seize hold of in my recent articles published via their site.

Leadership and the Pursuit of Speed for Strategy Execution

This article focuses on the leadership’s need to reduce organizational friction by engaging hearts and minds, accelerating and simplifying decision-making, and enabling a culture that truly learns and adapts.

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Fixing Strategy Execution with Commander’s Intent 

The emphasis in this article is on drawing from an approach employed by the military to ensure everyone understands the mission, their parameters, and the outcomes they are expected to generate.

For additional articles check out the strategy archive at the Management Excellence blog.

Enjoy and use the ideas in great strategy health!

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