To paraphrase Roger Martin, former Dean of the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto, you cannot prove that a given strategy is going to work out. A strategy specifies the intended outcome and describes your theory as to why you b…

Leader’s intent is a clear, concise statement about what people must know or do to be successful in a given assignment. The intent communicates three essential pieces of information: Task – the objective or goal of the assignment. Purpose – wh…

The term Commander's Intent comes from military doctrine. US Army FM 100-5: Operations, 1993, states that: The commander’s intent describes the desired end state. It is a concise expression of the purpose of the operation and must be understood two…