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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. Discipline I.

System 98
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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

In their 2008 book "The Execution Premium: Linking Strategy to Operations for Competitive Advantage" (Harvard Business School Press), Harvard professors Dr. Robert S. Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. Discipline I.

System 85
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Outsizing Strategies to Grow Your Business Potential

Skip Prichard

Many business leaders claim to have competitive advantage and yet they struggle to achieve the growth that they think is possible. While a lot of strategists emphasize the customers’ needs, I see values as a multidimensional system comprised of needs, passions, circumstances, and motivations. Convert Advantages to Value.