How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (and what to do about it)

by Tim Ohai

“…on average, 95% of a company’s employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy”

(From Harvard Business Review, October, 2005, by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton)

Which begs the question: If so many people are not following the actual strategy, what are they executing?

The simple answer is that they are making up their own strategies. Or worse, they are undoing the origi ... 

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Podcast episodes

  • Season 1

  • Season 1 Epilogue

    Season 1 Epilogue

    This is a short bonus episode where I briefly explain the "why" behind this podcast.

  • Daniel Todd: How culture can either be a chokehold or your bedrock

    Daniel Todd: How culture can either be a chokehold or your bedrock

    Daniel Todd is the Founder and CEO of Influence Mobile. In this episode, we explore how culture can either be the chokehold or the bedrock of your execution.

  • Dane Groeneveld: How optimism can create stress and disruption

    Dane Groeneveld: How optimism can create stress and disruption

    Dane Groeneveld is the Group CEO and Founding Partner of the Huddl3 Group. In this episode, we dive into how overly optimistic thinking creates stress and disruption.

  • Lisa Love: Navigating the stress of being a startup

    Lisa Love: Navigating the stress of being a startup

    Lisa Love is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Tanoshi. In this episode, we dive into the constant stress of being a startup and what it takes to adjust your execution to navigate it all.

  • George Brontén: How understanding your value chain determines success

    George Brontén: How understanding your value chain determines success

    George Brontén is the Founder and CEO of Membrain. In this episode, we explore how your strategy will fail if you don’t understand your entire value chain.