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

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

By: Tim Ohai
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“…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 original strategy.

Come listen as we dive into the biggest lessons learned from the people who own strategic execution – the senior leaders who live in the center of it.

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  • How to Push Fear AWAY from Your Strategy

    How to Push Fear AWAY from Your Strategy
    Feb 26 2025

    How do you avoid the fear trap when your strategy is literally destroyed just as it launches?

    In this episode of “How to NOT Execute Your Strategy”, successful CEO, author, and podcast host, Damon Lembi, shares how a major strategic failure was transformed into a massive win. Instead of becoming overwhelmed, Damon and his team embraced the chaos as an opportunity – using the principles we talk about in this powerful interview.

    Listen to this conversation now. And you can find the show notes and leader guide here: https://timohai.com/how-to-push-fear-away-from-your-strategy

    Bonus: Check out the strategic execution masterclass at timohai.com/masterclass now.
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    34 mins
  • How to Get the Most Out of Your Team

    How to Get the Most Out of Your Team
    Mar 5 2025

    Have you been taught the wrong way to build a high-performing team?

    In this episode of “How to NOT Execute Your Strategy”, Ilias Simpson, president of Cart.com, we dove into not just the challenges he faced with a major strategy, but the unconventional best practices he discovered for building a high-performing team. Whether you’re steering a small business or leading at a Fortune 500 company, these insights are designed to transform your approach and propel your team to new heights.

    Listen to this conversation now. And you can find the show notes and leader guide here: https://timohai.com/how-to-get-the-most-out-of-your-team

    Bonus: Check out the strategic execution masterclass at timohai.com/masterclass now.
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    29 mins
  • Are You Ready to Fail?

    Are You Ready to Fail?
    Feb 20 2025

    Are you prepared to fail? If not, you will never be able to fix a broken strategy in time.

    In this episode of “How to NOT Execute Your Strategy”, highly successful Fortune Global 500 executive and now executive consultant, Jim McCormick, humbly shares how he generated massive amounts of waste by not being prepared to fail. Jim shares the critical lessons he learned and the common blind spots that most leaders have when it comes to executing their strategies.

    Listen to this conversation now. And you can find the show notes and leader guide here: https://timohai.com/are-your-prepared-to-fail/

    Bonus: Check out the strategic execution masterclass at timohai.com/masterclass now.
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    32 mins

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