1. It is the strategy maker’s responsibility to select a strategy compatible with the sacred or unchangeable parts of the organization’s prevailing culture. It is…

1. In multinational and global companies where some cross-border diversity in the corporate culture is normal, efforts to establish a tight-strategy-culture fit is complicated by…

1. The leadership challenges are significant and diverse in managing the strategy process.2. For the most part, leading the strategy-execution process has to be top-down…

1. To stay on top of how well the strategy execution process is going, a manger needs to develop a broad network of contacts and…

1. Managers have to be out front in mobilizing organizational energy behind the drive for good strategy execution and operating excellence.2. A culture where there…

There are several actions that organizational leaders can take to promote new ideas for improving the performance of value chain activities: Encouraging individuals and groups…

1. A third avenue to better strategy execution and operating excellence is proactively strengthening organizational competencies and competitive capabilities. 2. This often requires top management…

1.   For an organization to avoid the pitfalls of scandal and disgrace and consistently display the intent to conduct its business in a socially acceptable…

1.   The leadership challenge of making corrective adjustments is twofold: deciding when adjustments are needed and deciding what adjustments to make. 2.   The process of…