A business leader I know lamented to me that his last efforts to implement strategic planning failed. “We just didn’t get any buy-in; neither from our employees nor from some of our leaders. It ever went anywhere.” He was frustrated because he’d presumed everyone would be excited about their plan.
Similar comments have been made to me frequently by other leaders. Of course, these companies aren’t alone; the statistics are that fewer than 20 percent of companies successfully execute their strategy.