Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about self-leadership and leading others. Great strategy without disciplined execution is just wishful thinking. Most ...

Alex Brueckmann is the Wall Street Journal bestselling author of "The Strategy Legacy" and CEO of Brueckmann Strategy Consultants Ltd. There’s a statistic that makes senior leadership teams visibly ...

Failure to execute a strategy is often referred to as an “execution problem,” but the real problem is authority. Companies pay millions in consulting fees to develop a strategic plan, but those plans ...

Operations develop a new strategy in the last year of the current one and submit the new strategy to the plan approver in April. Guidance on developing operations’ budget is detailed in PLAN – Section ...