Purpose: As a professor of strategic management and as a consultant to organizations on strategy and change, the author focused on the activities that are necessary for leaders to create effective strategy and to execute successfully. The author has also been responsible for equipping the...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to present a viewpoint on aligning strategy and execution to produce superior business results. Design/methodology/approach: The paper examines the long-term financials of the top ten growers to reveal companies that have continued to grow in good economic...