{"id":48440,"date":"2023-11-08T06:32:57","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T11:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/?p=48440"},"modified":"2024-02-22T12:51:57","modified_gmt":"2024-02-22T17:51:57","slug":"strategy-and-leadership-alignment-why-a-good-strategy-goes-wrong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centricconsulting.com\/blog\/strategy-and-leadership-alignment-why-a-good-strategy-goes-wrong\/","title":{"rendered":"Strategy and Leadership Alignment: Why a Good Strategy Goes Wrong"},"content":{"rendered":"
Do you have a strong, well-articulated strategy you believe your organization fully aligns to, but it just doesn\u2019t seem to be working as intended? You aren\u2019t alone \u2013 studies vary widely, but it\u2019s well understood that less than half of organizational strategies are successfully implemented. One of the reasons strategies go off track is leadership alignment.<\/strong><\/p>\n You can execute strategy<\/a> more readily when leadership aligns on what they need to accomplish and how \u2013 and has a practice of clear communication and accountability to organizational objectives.<\/p>\n Think about strategy as a vector \u2013 it sets the direction and velocity for the changes you need to reach the desired destination.<\/p>\n If your leadership team isn\u2019t aligned, it trickles down to the rest of the organization, and eventually, you have everyone moving at a different pace and in a slightly different direction toward the goal. When you have leadership alignment<\/a>, you are more likely to move together.<\/p>\nThe Importance of Leadership Alignment<\/h2>\n