Strategy Execution & Organizational Alignment

Even the best strategies fail without effective execution. Leaders must translate strategic priorities into action while aligning teams, allocating resources, and sustaining momentum in the face of competing demands and organizational complexity.

This course focuses on how leaders execute strategy by aligning people, processes, and priorities and by leading through change. Participants will explore how organizations overcome resistance, adapt to evolving conditions, and maintain focus on what matters most. The emphasis is on strengthening execution discipline and ensuring that strategy is consistently translated into results.

What You Will Learn

• How to translate strategy into clear, actionable priorities
• Approaches to aligning teams, functions, and resources around strategy
• How to lead strategic change and navigate organizational resistance
• Methods for sustaining momentum and maintaining focus over time
• How organizations adapt, learn, and evolve to support execution

Key Benefits
Participants will:

• Lead strategy execution more effectively across teams and functions
• Align people and resources to support strategic priorities
• Navigate resistance and ambiguity during periods of change
• Strengthen execution discipline and follow-through
• Improve their ability to sustain momentum and organizational focus
• You will leave with practical tools to align your organization, lead through change, and ensure that strategy is effectively translated into measurable results.

Who Should Attend

• Leaders responsible for executing strategy or driving organizational performance
• Managers leading cross-functional initiatives or transformation efforts
• Functional leaders responsible for aligning teams and resources
• Professionals seeking to strengthen execution and change leadership capabilities

Instructor
Peter Boumgarden

Koch Famiily Professor of Practice in Family Enterprise

WashU Olin Business School


Seth Carnahan

Associate Professor of Strategy

WashU Olin Business School

Location & Modality
In-Person, Charles F. Knight Center on WashU's Danforth Campus

This course may be applied toward the Strategy, Decision-Making & Execution Certificate upon completion of the full program.

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