The chief strategist of an organization has to be the leader - the CEO.
Risk is a function of how poorly a strategy will perform if the 'wrong' scenario occurs.
Operational effectiveness and strategy are both essential to superior performance.
The best CEOs I know are teachers, and at the core of what they teach is strategy.
The essence of strategy is that you must set limits on what you're trying to accomplish.
Strategy is choice. Strategy means saying no to certain kinds of things.