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The Execution Blind Spot: Why Strategy Gets All the Credit

The Execution Blind Spot: Why Strategy Gets All the Credit

The Execution Blind Spot: Why Strategy Gets All the CreditWhitney Stout
Published on: 24/04/2026

This piece names a systemic bias that distorts how organizations evaluate success: over-crediting strategy while under-resourcing and undervaluing execution. It explains why execution work becomes invisible until it fails

Execution Friction

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