Execution Stack
The four-layer structure that translates identity into measurable action: Foundation → Strategy → Initiatives → Objectives & Metrics. Each layer must connect to the one beneath it. (Strategy as Infrastructure, Ch 4)
Why it matters
The execution stack is one of the two interlocking systems that compose a complete strategy (the other is the intelligence layer). Skip a layer and the structure becomes incoherent: activity without direction, direction without accountability, or accountability disconnected from identity. The completeness test asks: are there strategies without initiatives, initiatives without objectives, or high-impact assumptions sitting unvalidated?
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