Only recently have organizations, and business schools for that matter, begun to realize the need for effective strategy execution to enable competitive business advantage. For decades, the focus has been on strategy. Thanks to transformational thought leaders such as Larry Bossidy, Ram Charan, Lawrence Hrebiniak, Don Sull, and the like, a shift has begun that finds both academics and practitioners across the globe extending research and practice to help address the gap between strategy and organizational performance.