You’ve Been Disconnected

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Some 87 percent of businesses fail to execute their strategy each year. Disconnectedness is at the heart of the problem, according to strategic execution consultant Dan Prosser, whose new book offers eight insights into why and how to fix it, from the power of conversations to the possibilities in chaos.

It happens again and again. An organization comes up with a viable strategy to “fix” what’s ailing it. Lots of meetings are held to talk about it. Maybe you leave one of them fired up with enthusiasm, or maybe you harbor a nagging sense of doubt. It doesn’t seem to matter. As the weeks grow into months, you realize that — once again — what needs to get done just isn’t getting done. And damned if you can figure out why.

You’re not alone. At least 87 percent of companies fail to execute their strategy each year. And the problem that lies at the heart of all their challenges is disconnectedness. 

“Of all the factors that impact the success of businesses, connectedness is the one element missing in most of today’s organizations,” says Daniel F. Prosser, author of THIRTEENERS: Why Only 13 Percent of Companies Successfully Execute Their Strategy—and How Yours Can Be One of Them (Greenleaf Book Group Press, March 2015). “If today’s leaders actually focused on building the …

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