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> [“As long as companies continue to attack their execution problems primarily or solely with structural or motivational initiatives, they will continue to fail. As we’ve seen, they may enjoy short-term results, but they will inevitably slip back into old habits…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/as-long-as-companies-continue-to-attack-their-execution-problems/)

[Gary L. Neilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-neilson/)

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## More by Gary L. Neilson

> [“Every one strengthens one or more of the building blocks executives can use to improve their strategy-execution capability: clarifying decision rights, improving information, establishing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/every-one-strengthens-one-or-more-of-the-building-blocks-executives/)

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> [“As long as companies continue to attack their execution problems primarily or solely with structural or motivational initiatives, they will continue to fail. As…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/as-long-as-companies-continue-to-attack-their-execution-problems/)

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> [“Rational decisions are necessarily bounded by the information available to employees. If managers don’t understand what it will cost to capture an incremental dollar…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/rational-decisions-are-necessarily-bounded-by-the-information/)

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> [“Research by Neilson, Martin, and Powers shows that execution exemplars focus their efforts on two levers far more powerful than structural change: • Clarifying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/research-by-neilson-martin-and-powers-shows-that-execution-exemplars/)

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> [“The four building blocks that managers can use to improve strategy execution—decision rights, information, structure, and motivators—are inextricably linked.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/the-four-building-blocks-that-managers-can-use-to-improve-strategy/)

[Gary L. Neilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gary-l-neilson/)

> [“When decisions were finally made, they had generally been vetted by so many parties that no one person could be held accountable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gary-l-neilson/when-decisions-were-finally-made-they-had-generally-been-vetted-by-so/)

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