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Why Every Company Needs a Strategy Office in 2026
In this episode of The Business of Alignment, AJ records live—driving, thinking, and telling the truth that most leaders avoid.
Organizations are moving faster than ever. AI, constant output pressure, endless meetings, board demands, and nonstop execution have created a dangerous gap: almost no one is actually thinking strategically anymore.
Not the middle managers.
Not individual contributors.
And, surprisingly, not always the C-suite either.
AJ breaks down why modern companies are operationally busy but strategically fragile—and why relying on the CEO, CFO, or COO alone to “own strategy” is…
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