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From words on the wall to strategic choices in practice

Many organizations communicate their strategy in inspiring terms, visible on posters, intranet and presentations. But how often does that strategy really translate into choices, behavior and results?

Jasper Duijf

July 21, 2025

5 min

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Focus as a strategy: why clear priorities make a difference

“Not everything can be important. Focus isn't a luxury, it's an act of leadership.”

From symptom management to strategic focus: are you steering on the right things?

Are you focusing on visible symptoms or the real cause? Many organizations try to improve their teams or processes without first refining their strategy.

The power of deadlines in strategic planning: why timing matters

Without deadlines, even the best plans can fail in good intentions. With deadlines, strategy becomes workable and measurable.

How do you arrive at a strategy that works?

Why making choices isn't the starting point — and how to arrive at a plan that provides direction and is executable

Change requires change: How organizations can really move along

Changing like a speedboat or oil tanker? That way, you really move with the times.

The added value of having strategy sessions facilitated annually for managers and their teams

Why smart teams plan an external OGSM session every year to keep track, create support and set concrete goals.

The power of OGSM in the AI era

Imagine: you have a brilliant strategy, but no one understands it. Or worse, no one follows it. Recognizable?

Manifesting: How Your Focus Shapes Your Reality

Learn how confirmation bias and manifesting work, and how to use your focus and actions to reach your goals faster.

Keep your strategy simple: why one page works better than a hundred slides

Do you recognise those elaborate strategic plans that eventually disappear somewhere in a drawer? In this article, you'll read why 1 a single page is often better than a hundred slides.

Mees Ruijgrok

July 29, 2025

5 min