Strategy Shortcut: How Strategy Execution Drives Strategy Success-and Why Most Leaders Get It Wrong. The strategy journey to success is long and dangerous. Most strategies lose between 40 and 60 percent of their financial potential along the execution highway. There is a path that will make the trip dramatically shorter. It exists in every organization, but mostly stays hidden. With the help of science, we'll uncover the Strategy Shortcut. There are three prerequisites: (1) The Head connection-people need to be aware of your strategy; (2) The Heart connection-people need to care about your strategy; (3) The Hands connection-people need the energy to push your strategy forwards.
