Strategy Alignment Quotes & Sayings

Vertical alignment implies more than employee compliance with strategy that is set at the top. It's a two-way street. Strategy must be determined by customers, but it must also be informed and shaped by the people who implement it. Employees in the middle of the organization and on the front lines almost always experience greater intimacy with customers
and competitors than do senior managers, and their insights can enrich strategy-but only if they are actively solicited. — George Labovitz

Consistent alignment of capabilities and internal processes with the customer value proposition is the core of any strategy execution. — Robert S. Kaplan

What matters about creating alignment around a strategy is not the volume of communication, but its quality and precision. — Stephen Bungay

To make HP a great company once again, we need more than competitive costs and operational efficiency. We're in the process of assessing and refining our growth strategy, and the same concepts that were behind our operational changes will be at work here: simplicity, focus, alignment, and execution. — Bill Vaughan

How do I shape my reality? I use wisdom and strategy to shift the possible to the probable ... Then, effort and consistency will bridge the probable to the inevitable. Success is a behavior ... I make sure my mindset and actions are working in alignment. — Steve Maraboli

Building a visionary company requires one percent vision and 99 percent alignment. — James C. Collins