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A failure to launch: 5 failures to avoid in implementing strategy

Posted on September 17, 2012 Written by Mark McIntyre Leave a Comment

Rocket Launch

Good strategy can be thwarted by bad implementation. In this, the church fares no better than business. What should leaders consider as they present changes to the organization.

Filed Under: Church Leadership Tagged With: failure, implement, implementation, strategy

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