The three key actions in building an organization capable of good strategy execution are staffing the organization, structuring the organization and work effort, and acquiring, developing and strengthening the resources and capabilities important to good strategy execution. hiring talented managers and employees, outsourcing value chain activities that can be done cheaper or better by outsiders, and deciding how much authority to centralize at the top and how much to delegate to down-the-line managers and employees. recruiting and training capable employees and managers, keeping competencies and capabilities fresh and dynamic, and determining the degree of authority and independence to give each organizational unit and each employee. hiring a capable top management team, designing a streamlined organizational structure, and deciding how much authority to centralize at the top and how much to delegate to down-the-line managers and employees. staffing the organization, creating an effective decision-maljng structure, and learning to perform value chain activities efficiently and accurately