Board Foundations

Strategy is a Board Job: Why Strategic Planning Fails - and How Boards Get it Right

Strategy is a Board Job: Why Strategic Planning Fails - and How Boards Get it Rightby: Brad AdamsPublished on: 04/11/2026

Most strategic plans don't fail because the strategy was wrong. They fail because the board stopped looking at them the day after the retreat. That isn't a planning problem. It's a governance problem. And it's one boards can fix.

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Strategy is a Board Job: Why Strategic Planning Fails - and How Boards Get it Right