I Have A Plan – Now What?

Today I’m on my way to New Orleans, for our 2015 OPEN MINDS Strategy & Innovation Institute. This annual gathering of 450 executives from across the country will focus on the “cutting edge” innovations in the field – and how to assess those innovations to craft a winning competitive strategy (If you won’t be joining us, check our live coverage on Twitter @openmindscircle – #OMStrategy.)

But, as I was preparing for the week, my thoughts turned to what to do with that strategy. Why is it that so many organizations have a strategy – but the implementation of that strategy seems . . .