Organizational Alignment
Success Creates Complexity
Organizations don’t only lose focus when things go wrong. Success creates its own kind of complexity.
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Intersection of leadership, mission, strategy, culture, and risk.
Essays on association strategy, board governance, mission, culture, execution, and organizational alignment — for CEOs and boards making consequential choices.
MISSION
When Mission Stops Deciding
Too often, an organization’s mission statement is both well-written and mostly useless.
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What Gets Enough?
To paraphrase an old idea: show me where you spend your money and time, and I’ll show you your priorities.
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Strategy Requires Culture
Suppose an organization decides to focus on three priorities. Leadership builds a budget around them. The board approves the plan. Then the consequences become specific.
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