The Execution Premium
More solid stuff from Kaplan and Norton, which moves on somewhat from their balanced scorecard + strategy maps ideas. The Execution Premium points out “Strategy that does not link to operations is not strategic. It’s just pointless planning.” and goes on to outline how to plan operations to deliver the strategy – a notable omission from most business school strategy classes.
Good sense from McDonald’s
A great review of What McDonald’s Can Teach Us About Recovery from an insider involved from the turn-round after 2002. Read more
Strategy Execution
HBR is dusting off some old but useful articles in this collection Maximize Your Strategy. Read more
Get strategic planning right
Useful reminder to avoid flaws in strategic planning in HBP’s Management Essentials. Especially good to see the first item:
- Don’t skip rigorous analysis.
- Don’t think strategy can be built in a day.
- Take care to link strategic planning to strategy execution.
- Make sure to hold robust strategy review meetings.
This may all seem verypedestrian in these exciting times of strategic innovation and reinventing your business model – but no less critical than it always was.
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