Management 101: The Marriage of Strategy and Leadership

Focusing on strategy alone -- or leadership alone -- misses the big opportunities. Two Wharton professors offer six steps to integrate the two.

[@MichaelAlexander1967]

What defines a good strategy versus a bad strategy? Once the strategy is defined to whom is it communicated? Can it be communicated to the public? Does it make sense to develop the strategy from a SWOT analysis? I would assume the answers to these questions depend on the organization's mission. Is that correct? Finally, given the competitive nature of business, can it (business) be considered a sport?

[@LD-wf2yt]

Leadership is about syndicating and continuously scanning the horizon. It is about a higher level of consciousness. Strategy is a different kind of project that lasts until there is a demand for it. It should promote a cycle of creation and "destruction" ie phasing out. Execution is about having the right structure that - connects - to different external and internal layers to enable the flow. Finally, we turn the energy on and up by promoting transparency, clarity and focus that will help grow future leaders.

[@mista_ia]

Thanks for that. Could you possibly have some templates at operational node ?

[@LD-wf2yt]

In order to think/communicate differently, google then practice (I)SBAR acronym: (Issue) Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation (from nursing context i.e. "nursing" your changes)

[@thugly921]

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