What’s the most frustrating part of turning strategy into action?
In my experience, the strategy workshop itself usually goes well: good discussions, clear priorities, action plans agreed. But then… everyone goes back to their day job. The strategy work only resurfaces a few days before the next strategy meeting.
For me, that gap between intention and execution is the most frustrating part.
One thing that’s helped on my side: keeping it very lightweight but consistent. Short weekly stand-ups (15–20 minutes), only focused on progress and blockers. Nothing fancy, but it keeps the strategy alive instead of becoming a slide deck artifact.
Curious how others see this:
- What tends to break execution where you work?
- Is it incentives, time pressure, leadership attention, governance… something else?
- And have you found anything that actually works in practice?
Interested to hear real-world experiences (successes and failures).