Most boards don’t have a strategy problem.
They have a clarity problem.
In the past few years, I’ve seen the same pattern across very different organizations:
- The strategy is “approved”… but interpreted 5 different ways
- Management believes they are aligned with the board — they’re not
- Key trade-offs are never explicitly named
- Decisions get revisited instead of executed
The result?
Not failure — something worse: slow drift.
Good governance doesn’t mean more discussion.
It means sharper alignment on:
- What matters most
- What we are willing to sacrifice
- What success actually looks like
Without that, even the best strategy won’t land.
Where do you see this break down most often — at the board level or within management teams?
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Written by Lesley Antoun
Lesley Antoun advises C-suite executives and boards on strategy, alignment, and decision-making in complex, high-stakes environments.