An HBR article reports a 2016 estimate that 67% of well-formulated strategies failed because of poor execution.
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How much strategic value are your execution gaps putting at risk?
A strategy can be sound and leaders confident, yet execution gaps very often1 prevent the organization from delivering the results—and financial returns—the strategy promises. Reveal those blind spots, then estimate the financial value they could put at risk.
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Built on 15+ years advising senior leaders on turning strategy into measurable execution—including leadership coaching work with McKinsey and its client teams since 2014. Fred has won two UK national awards recognising excellence in strategy-execution process innovation.
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1Why an early-warning scan matters
Strategy failure is rarely one problem. It is a chain of hidden execution gaps.of executives and middle managers in an analysis of 124 organizations could list three company priorities.
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