Christopher Global

Today, there is a well-hidden, yet growing trend in most organizations. The fact is that our senior leaders disagree on what is best for the direction of the company. The uncertain political and cultural environment of today is taking an unprecedented toll on what we once considered job security.

Despite this, the ever-increasing buzz around Artificial Intelligence and how to keep up with it is another challenge. In the midst of these ideas and ambiguous changes, where is leadership to begin?

When you simplify strategy to core fundamentals, you will have a vision and a goal. Alignment issues begin immediately following the vision statement, since a vision describes where an organization is headed. Which direction is your company heading in the future and how will we get there? When each independent C-suite leader uses their own strategy and works independently, are alignment issues really a surprise?

The development of strategy is not a bottom-up process. The bottom-up approach to strategy is often met with missed targets and deadlines. Often it is equally imperative for the visionary and the executors to communicate the strategic plan.

The process flows as follows: alignment of vision > buy-in > portfolio prioritization.