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Six Disciplines

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The Disconnect Between Strategy And Execution

Six Disciplines

While all of us agree there's a disconnect between strategy formulation and strategy execution, the developers of the Balanced Scorecard (Robert Kaplan and David Norton) offer up this terrifying observation: On average, 95% of a company's employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy. Of course, it doesn't have to be that way. Many companies have achieved performance breakthoughs by using systems, tools and technologies to help them guide and monitor the execution of their strateg

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Creating Vision and Meaning

Six Disciplines

"Vision Without Action.Is Just a Dream. Action Without Vision.Just Passes the Time. But, Vision and Action.Can Change the World.". ~ Joel Barker. Creating Vision. In examining the relationship between corporate vision, individual purpose, and meaning, the ongoing task of executive leadership is to articulate and nurture a shared vision that engages individuals in order to bring out the best in people.