When a new leader’s formative years were advisory rather than operational, are boards underestimating the transition risk?

Paul,* the CEO of Maxreed, a global publishing company, was having trouble sleeping. Publishing is an industry that’s changing even faster than most other fast-changing industries, but Paul wasn’t ...

Bad ideas succeed every single day. And the strategies that fall short don’t usually fail because they’re poorly conceived. Most of the time, they simply don’t get executed. Plays stall, signals get ...

Most organizations don’t struggle to make progress because they lack ideas. They struggle because execution capacity hasn’t kept pace. New research from the Project Management Institute shows that 93 ...

Over 90% of organizations have a strategic plan, but few can claim strong execution. Execution often fails due to poor communication, misaligned resources, and a lack of actionable initiatives ...

It’s one thing to craft a visionary strategy. It’s another to watch it fizzle in the face of the unforgiving realities of execution. Many high-growth leaders find themselves stuck in that gap where ...

In our work with organizations worldwide, one of the first questions Oliver Wight Business Advisors ask their client’s employees is, “What is your company’s strategy for the business?” Very often, ...

Pharmaceutical organisations rarely struggle to write strategy. They struggle to protect it. Global brand teams define ...

Despite the hype, the enormous potential business value of artificial intelligence is not going to materialize spontaneously. Digital workplace leaders must guide their organization toward an era in ...

AI-powered platform helps founders connect their North Star strategy to weekly execution through personalized coaching ...