Corporate Strategy: From Vision to Executable Roadmap
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Turn your company vision into an executable roadmap: a proven cascade from strategic pillars to OKRs to a resourced, quarterly-reviewed plan
How is this different from OKRs?
It isn't a replacement — OKRs are the mechanism for layer three (objectives). This framework is the layer above and below OKRs: it tells you which pillars your OKRs should serve, and how they turn into an owned, resourced roadmap.
How often should we redo the strategic pillars?
Pillars are durable — expect them to hold for 12–24 months unless there's a major market shift, acquisition, or leadership change. Objectives and the roadmap are what you revisit quarterly.
What if leadership can't agree on 3–5 pillars?
That disagreement is valuable signal, not a blocker — it usually means the vision itself is still ambiguous. Go back to Step 1 and pressure-test the vision before forcing a pillar list.
Do we need special software to run this?
No. A shared document, a whiteboard, and a recurring calendar invite for the quarterly review are enough. The discipline matters far more than the tooling.
How long does the full cascade take end to end?
Roughly four to six weeks from the first vision interview to a published, owned roadmap — most of that is scheduling leadership time, not the exercises themselves.
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