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Why organizational strategy matters

Top performing companies successfully leverage their organization more effectively than rivals and derive over 64% more profit per employee than next-tier performers.

Few companies though look at their organization as strategically and holistically as they might - which is surprising considering the extent to which organization capabilities and performance drive business value today.

We contend that absent such consideration and definition, gaps and misalignment will frustrate business strategy and desired performance objectives will not be met. It’s as simple as that.

Developed and implemented effectively organizational strategy enables companies to convert strategic intent into sustainable and high performance results.

So what is organizational strategy anyway?
At a time when business leaders increasingly recognize the importance of organizational leverage and its connection to enterprise value, ironically and disappointingly organization priorities are most often relegated to the operating agenda.

So while most companies develop their business strategy in some formalized, purposeful way that typically translates into strategic plans on market positioning, investment, growth and major initiatives to pursue, the same degree of rigor is rarely applied to the organizational implications of strategy.

This is a mistake, particularly as strategies frequently stall in implementation - not because they are flawed in design, but because the organization is under-equipped to be able to deliver on the strategy.


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