What are the bicycles in your organization? Do you work off knowledge in people’s head, well established assumptions, and key information found across spreadsheets, systems, emails and documents? It is hard when you are working the business to work on the business. However, the time invested in finding the right bicycles for you will pay off handsomely.

A good strategy isn't just a plan. Rather, it's a coherent, carefully developed hypothesis about what actions will overcome a significant challenge, defeat a competitor, or help you catch a wave of change in your industry. Strategy is a form of problem solving and the hypothesis for success at the core of a strategy must be tested and adjusted during implementation.