To make sense of the growing attention to strategy execution, we first need to understand what this trend looks like—and whether it is actually a trend, a temporary peak, or something else. Since we ...

A brilliant strategy may put you on the competitive map. But only solid execution keeps you there. Unfortunately, most companies struggle with implementation. That's because they overrely on ...

Focus on coordinating across silos and adapting to change on the front lines. by Donald Sull, Rebecca Homkes and Charles Sull Since Michael Porter’s seminal work in the 1980s we have had a clear and ...

Executing a strategy without engaged people is impossible, and brilliant strategies without execution are meaningless. I’ve long believed that the purpose of strategic planning is not to create plans, ...

This article was written with Evan Hirsh and Kasturi Rangan. I once heard a business leader say, “Strategy is results.” He meant that strategy doesn’t matter as long as you are producing results. Many ...

Recently we covered how too many firms mistake “innovation” for “inventing things in a vacuum” — thus Reinventing the Wheel. This time we cover how to speed up your execution of your strategy by ...

STAMFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BTS, a world leading strategy implementation consulting firm, is pleased to announce the release of a research report entitled Skills Mismatch: Business Acumen and ...

If your environment doesn’t change much and the way you do business today is fundamentally the way you will be doing business in the next 5 – 10 years – DO NOT READ THIS! In a recent blog post, I ...

In his first guest post, Randy Ottinger of Kotter International talks about how leaders can move their organization forward after their strategy consultants have departed. Imagine this scenario: The ...

SAN MATEO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--IPS Learning and the Stanford Advanced Project Management Program announced today that Ed Catmull, President and co-founder of Pixar Animation Studios and President ...