At its heart, strategy is a people process. Even though the emphasis is often on the analytical side, at the end of the day it is people who drive the process, interpret how things are, come up with ideas for the future, and execute the strategy. Therefore, I (and also we, as New Strategy Group)…
The heart of an organization are its leaders. Without them there is no beat, no impulse, no initiative whatsoever. This is the reason that leadership is right at the center of the Organizational Map – and right at the center of strategy execution. With leaders I don’t refer to just the top of the organization or…
You have drafted your new and ambitious strategy. But now what? How to make sure it gets executed? Or, you know you have issues in your organization that need to be solved. But where to start? And what to pay attention to in the first place when trying to change your organization? These questions point…
After having summarized the criticisms that are given to strategy practice, strategy consulting and strategy education, I end this four-part series on ‘what is wrong with…’ with a critique on strategy research. Like the previous posts, what I write here is primarily based on what strategy scholars have written in the established academic strategy and management journals…
