#29: Why Good Strategies (even with Good Execution) Can Still Fail - with Randy Silver

If you create a great strategy and communicate it properly, and have good people to execute it, what can possibly go wrong? 

Well, as you can imagine, multiple layers of complexities can get in the way. 

In this episode, Randy shared two stories where different company intricacies made good strategies fail. The learning will help you view your strategy process from a wider perspective, and help you avoid these pitfalls.

Randy is the author of What Do We Do Now?, host of The Product Experience podcast by Mind the Product, and Coach and Consultant at outofowls.com.

In this episode, we talked about:

• 2 stories about good strategies failing

• The complexities of funding your strategy

• Build or Buy decisions in strategy

• High-level stakeholder alignment

• How to build trust for decision-makers

And much more!

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