You’re a leader with a vision who wants your organization to thrive in the future. You anticipate tough challenges and significant opportunities. You want your people to be focused and pulling together in harmony to make the vision happen. Is that you?

Not long ago I sat in a conference room with a CEO and his team of executives talking about this exact goal. They had big ambitions that were far beyond their current state and capabilities. How would their organization have to change to be aligned for this transformation? They needed help to identify the approach and gain clarity on the significant changes it would take. The following logic represents the steps we took over the next several months systematically designing our blueprint – in essence, the basic recipe any organization can apply to make sure it is ready to move into the future:

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