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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. Find out more today.

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Taming the Tiger Boss

Harvard Business Review

Teresa Norton ( [link] /) is an executive coach based in Hong Kong. Christine, by the way, has been working as CFO for one of her company's business units the past two years. HR did find a taker. Is she a perfect leader? I certainly hope not.

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How to Work with a Bad Listener

Harvard Business Review

“Dealing with colleagues who don’t listen is both hard and frustrating,” says Sabina Nawaz, a global CEO and executive coach. Earlier in Ash Norton’s career, she worked with a colleague — whom we’ll call Nancy — who had difficulty paying attention. What the Experts Say.

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