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The Strategic Agility Project

April 8, 2019 | MIT Sloan Management Review | Leadership

Discover how organizations can translate strategic complexity into simple and flexible guidelines and achieve strategic objectives.

Articles included in this collection:

How to Develop Strategy for Execution
By Donald Sull, Stefano Turconi, Charles Sull, and James Yoder

No One Knows Your Strategy — Not Even Your Top Leaders
By Donald Sull, Charles Sull, and James Yoder

Turning Strategy Into Results
By Donald Sull, Stefano Turconi, Charles Sull, and James Yoder

With Goals, FAST Beats SMART
By Donald Sull and Charles Sull

How to Recognize a Strategic Priority When You See One
By Donald Sull and Stefano Turconi

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