Here's a list of the primary execution challenges, based on surveys of organizational leaders:


1. Inability to manage change effectively or overcome internal resistance to change.
2. Strategy conflicts with the existing organizational structure.
3. Poor or inadequate information sharing among individuals or business units responsible for strategy execution.
4. Unclear communication of responsibility and/or accountability for execution decisions or actions.
5. Employees' lack of feeling of ownership of a strategy or execution plan.
6. Lack of guidelines or a model to guide strategy execution.
7. Lack of understanding of the role of organizational structure and design in the execution process.
8. Inability to generate buy-in or agreement on critical execution steps or actions.
9. Lack of incentives or inappropriate incentives to support execution objectives.

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