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Webinar: Why Strategy Alone Isn’t Enough

Many organizations have a clear strategy—yet struggle to turn it into consistent execution and measurable results.

Initiatives compete for attention.
Teams lose alignment.
And improvement efforts stall before delivering real value.

In this KaiNexus Continuous Improvement webinar, Karen Fredenberg shares a practical, real-world strategy-to-execution framework designed to help organizations close the gap between strategic intent and day-to-day execution.

Hosted by Mark Graban, Senior Advisor at KaiNexus, this session explores how leaders can align strategy, execution, and culture to drive sustainable transformation.

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Turning Strategy Into Action—and Results

Drawing on experience leading large business and digital transformations, Karen walks through a seven-part framework that helps organizations:

  • Clarify strategy at every level

  • Align teams and functions around a shared North Star

  • Translate strategy into actionable initiatives

  • Execute with discipline while remaining adaptable

  • Embed continuous improvement and change management throughout

This webinar blends strategy, Lean thinking, and execution discipline—grounded in real examples rather than theory.


What You’ll Learn

  • Why strategy often breaks down during execution

  • How to clearly articulate strategy beyond executive leadership

  • How to align teams, metrics, and priorities

  • Ways to translate strategy into initiatives and actions

  • How continuous improvement supports strategy execution

  • Why culture and change management must start at the beginning

  • How to adapt strategy and execution as conditions change


Who This Webinar Is For

This session is especially valuable for:

  • Executives and senior leaders responsible for strategy and results

  • Continuous improvement and operational excellence leaders

  • Strategy, transformation, and PMO leaders

  • Managers responsible for execution and alignment

  • Organizations struggling to turn plans into outcomes

If your organization has strong ideas—but inconsistent execution—this webinar will resonate.


Key Insight: Execution Is a System, Not an Event

Strategy execution isn’t linear—and it isn’t a one-time rollout.

As Karen explains, successful organizations:

  • Treat strategy as a living system

  • Align people, processes, and priorities continuously

  • Use feedback and data to adapt

  • Embed improvement and learning into daily work

When execution is intentional, aligned, and people-centered, strategy becomes something teams live—not something that sits on a shelf.

About the Presenter:

Karen Friedenberg

Karen Friedenberg

Founder & Managing Director, Performance Improvement Consulting

Karen Fredenberg brings a unique perspective from working both in consulting and in executive leadership roles. She has built and led strategy execution, operational excellence, and transformation programs across industries, combining Lean, Six Sigma, change management, and design thinking to deliver sustainable results.