A recent study reported in the Harvard Business School press found that only one in 10 large-company CEOs achieve their growth targets. Considering the enormous amount of time and resources spent annually in creating the perfect strategic plan, these results point to a fundamental and expensive gap between leaders who create strategic plans and the people who are expected to execute them. Why is it then that leaders who boldly set robust agendas designed to inspire their people and dominate their marketplace, far too often end up licking their wounds in defeat before the year is out? While each situation ...