You ended Q1 with the right priorities. You communicated them clearly. The leadership team left the planning session knowing what mattered. Three weeks later, you walk through the building and ask three different people what the company’s top priority is right now....
You set priorities at the start of the quarter. Clear ones. The leadership team nodded. Everyone left the room with a list. Eight weeks later, the list hasn’t moved, and you’re not entirely sure anyone on the team could tell you what was on it. The strategy wasn’t the...