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Do Strategy Differently This Year

Research has shown that 70% of operational strategies fail to deliver their promises. Why? Find out how to do strategy differently.

As April comes around once again, many of us are looking for ways to do strategy differently.

Research has shown that 70% of operational strategies fail to deliver their promises. Why? Because:

  • Strategic messages are too complex and are not translated locally
  • Messages are not made meaningful for everyone at every level, so people see the strategy and their day job as two separate things
  • Strategy is communicated at the beginning of the year, with little regular feedback after that so momentum fades
  • Leaders don’t walk the talk, or connect the dots between their teams’ day to day and the strategic goals

Don’t become one of the 70%. Here are some of our tips for doing strategy differently this year:

Keep your eyes peeled for our follow up blog with handy diagnostic to help you crack your strategy dilemmas for 2018/19.

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