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Top executives need to realize that execution of strategy is not an abstract exercise. It involves people. And getting people to work together toward a common goal is not a given. As many senior executives have learned the hard way, getting everyone on the same page can be an uphill struggle. Even if people have the will to follow a certain path, they may not have the skills to get them there. They may engage in the kind of behavior that makes teamwork very difficult.
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Kets de Vries, M.F.R. (2017). Just Get on With It. In: Riding the Leadership Rollercoaster. Palgrave Macmillan, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45162-6_16
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