Who should drive and facilitate the strategy process?

(see Strategic Snapshot 1.11) The second WOS component—the middle layer or bearing with its two rings (structure and corporate culture)—

supports an effective strategy process. Both structure and corporate culture are elements of organizational design.

Structure summarizes the organizational structure, its business processes and managerial systems as well as the governance mechanisms for the corporation including the strategy process itself. It all needs to be properly aligned for effective strategic management.