770/6 – Discussion Thread: Effective Execution, Design / Focus, and Decision Traps

Once a strategy has been developed, success depends on a solid process for effective execution. It is essential to take the power of strategy design and the power of focus into consideration. Finally, good decision-making relies on avoiding decision traps that can take the company down the wrong path.

For your main thread, perform the following:

1. Discuss the process of effectively executing strategy.
2. Discuss the power of design vs. the power of focus.  
3. Discuss decision traps to avoid.
4. Develop an Annotated Bibliography for the references used in your discussion.
5. Support all of your factual assertions with citations.

Once a strategy has been developed,
success depends on a solid process for effective execution. It is important to
take the power of strategy design and the power of focus into consideration.
Finally, good decision-making relies on avoiding decision traps that can take
the company down the wrong path.

Minimum of 500 words in the body.

Minimum of 2 sources from the literature
in addition to course texts.

Current APA format must be used.

Use
the following outline:

·       
Introduction

·       
Process: Effective Execution of Strategy ‐ What is the
process in no less than 200 words

·       
Strategic Thinking: Power of Design
vs. Power of Focus ‐ What is it and why is it important in no
less than 200 words

·       
Decision Model – Key Decision Traps to Avoid ‐ no less
than 100 words

·       
Conclusion

Support your
factual assertions with citations.

Include
an Annotated Bibliography, in current APA format, of the 2 additional Sources:

·       
Minimum
of 250 words in each annotation

Use the following
outline:

·       
Summary of Key Points

·       
Evaluation of the Quality of the Publication

·       
Evaluation of the Quality of the Author(s)

·       
Where this fits into the discussion