Introduction

What are the best ways to set direction and move forward? This collection of articles from MIT Sloan Management Review explores how organizations can improve strategic alignment, translate strategic complexity into simple and flexible guidelines, and achieve strategic objectives.

From “How to Develop Strategy for Execution”:

  • Strategic priorities often fail to align activity throughout the organization. Too often, objectives are rendered toothless by vague or generic terms or are riddled with buzzwords.
  • Effective strategic guidelines get three things right: They link to the corporate vision, identify critical vulnerabilities, and focus on what matters most.
  • When setting strategic priorities, teams should pull together data on ...

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