ideas into reality

Turning ideas into reality is hard! Genius is not just in the ideas, it’s in our ability to follow through. Research indicates that approximately two-thirds of strategic initiatives are not successfully implemented. The failure rate sounds incredibly high, but perhaps it shouldn’t be too surprising, given all the things that can go wrong on the execution journey.

So maybe the key to success is less about a great idea; the perfect plan; or a carefully crafted strategy. Success has more to do with developing and practising the skills that help us navigate this precarious journey. No doubt, we’ll be confronted with wobblers along the way. From experience, we all know that our plans seldom go to plan. We need to make time for learning, hone our strategy execution skills, and practice our responses to unexpected events in a space that is risk-free.