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You rolled out the new process. Everyone nodded. Two weeks later, half the team is back to the old spreadsheet.

You spent a full day, maybe two, building this year's strategic plan. It has goals, timelines, and a slide deck. Six months from now, there's a good chance it's sitting in a drawer or a forgotten folder, and the business is running exactly the way it was before you built it.

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