This is a collection of articles that caught my attention this week with the theme of strategy execution.

The development of strategy can be a productive exercise and serve to bring people together around a common vision for the future. Although it’s good to have a sense of where you should go and what you should be doing to get there, taking action is often the hard part. This week’s articles touch on aligning organizational resources with business strategy; refocusing on execution versus growth targets; and how several large companies are accelerating the execution of their strategy. The trend here is in execution and making things happen.

You’ve Had the Annual Strategy Development Meeting. Now What?

TwentyEighty Strategy Execution Releases Top 10 Trends for 2017

Bold ideas have strategies linking vision and execution

Juniper Reorganizes to Align Strategy with Execution

Infosys’ strategy meet avoids fixing growth target, focuses on execution

Viacom’s Turnaround Strategy: After Early Praise, Wall Street Focus Shifts to Execution

Nokia announces changes in its organization and Group Leadership Team to accelerate the execution of company strategy

Strategy plus execution: It takes both to succeed

What The IBM-Salesforce Strategic Partnership Means For Business And AI

Opinion: Retailers need to rethink strategic planning