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Strategy is not a democracy. Lisa Carlin on JumpLeap

Name: Strategy is not a democracy. Lisa Carlin on JumpLeap
Uploaded: 2025-08-10T01:35:22+00:00
Duration: 21 s
Channel: Francis Wade
Description: In this interview excerpt, the speakers discuss how organizations should involve people early through workshops when shaping strategy, but emphasize that…

10 Aug 2025 · 0 min

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In this interview excerpt, the speakers discuss how organizations should involve people early through workshops when shaping strategy, but emphasize that strategy itself is not a democratic process. They reference an article on turbochargers.com that explicitly states strategy is not democratic, underscoring that ultimate responsibility for making tough strategic decisions rests with organizational leaders and the CEO.

And so we think about it and we bring people together in workshops right from the beginning. So it's not to say though, Frances, that strategy is democratic. In fact, I've got an article on our site, the turbochargers.com, which specifically says strategy is not democratic, right? So it doesn't mean, and this is a really important part because, a point because,
you
know, leaders of the organization and the CEO, part of their role is to lead the organization and make the tough calls. So,