If I don’t do it myself, nothing happens. Why is that?

Strategy and operation/execution are often insufficiently aligned. Often, organizations grow organically, and the owners are heavily involved from the beginning. However, it depends on several factors, including how a business leader/owner handles this and what personal preferences they have.

Strategic thinking and doing helps a business leader to look at their organization from a distance, making it clear what steps to take to prepare the system for the next step.

If we are too close to the ground – too close to the operation – we cannot see what's happening around us. That means that organizations are sometimes surprised by the competition or a rapidly changing market and cannot adjust in time.