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Successful business leaders often stress the need to execute. Ken Allen once said: “Most strategies are like New Year’s resolutions, full of really good intent but no desire or capability to execute” (Allen, 2019). In other words, it is essential to focus on execution. However, running fast is not sufficient. You need to know where you are heading.
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Field Marshal Helmuth Karl Bernhard Graf von Moltke (October 26, 1800–April 24, 1891) revolutionized army orchestration during wartime when he was Chief of Staff of the Prussian General Staff from 1857 to 1871.
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Treder, M. (2020). Data Vision, Mission, and Strategy. In: The Chief Data Officer Management Handbook. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-6115-6_4
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