Strategy · Transformation · OKRs
Helping leadership teams turn strategy into execution.
I'm Mike Horwath — a transformation consultant and founder based in London and Cambridge. For 20 years I've helped leadership teams close the gap between what they intend and what actually happens.
Organisations I've worked with
"The gap between strategy and execution is rarely a strategy problem. It's a system problem — and it's almost always fixable."
— Mike Horwath
What I do
Three ways I can help
Each area addresses a different layer of the strategy-to-execution problem. Most of my clients start with one and expand from there — often because fixing one reveals the next constraint.
Accelerate Delivery
I help organisations improve how work flows — from capability baselining and operating model design through to portfolio management and transformation programmes. When delivery is working well, leadership teams spend less time chasing progress and more time making good decisions.
Find out moreStreamline Operations
I work with teams to remove the friction that slows execution down — redesigning workflows, improving ways of working, optimising tooling, and building the metrics and rhythms that give real visibility into performance.
Find out moreStrategy into Action
I help leadership teams close the gap between strategic intent and execution — through OKR design and implementation, strategic programme management, and the operating rhythms that keep priorities connected to the work that's actually happening.
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How I work
The Strategy to Execution System
All my work is structured around a five-stage framework that connects strategic intent to execution. Not as a rigid methodology — but as a practical model that gives every engagement a clear place in the bigger picture.
When the five stages are working together, leadership teams gain the visibility and confidence to steer — not just monitor.
See the full approachWatch
Mike in action
A selection of talks, workshops, and conversations on strategy, OKRs, and leadership from the last few years.
Who I work with
Senior leaders and their teams
I work best with people who are serious about closing the gap — not just diagnosing it. Here are the roles I work with most, and the problems I'm usually brought in to solve.
CEOs & Founders
Strategy is clear but execution is patchy
Find out moreCOOs
Too much work in motion, delivery hard to trust
Find out moreCIOs
Priorities, data, and portfolio flow don't line up
Find out moreChiefs of Staff
Leadership cadence and decisions need structure
Find out moreHR & L&D Leaders
OKRs need internal capability and adoption support
Find out moreAlso from Mike
The OKR Hub
Specialist OKR consulting, training, and implementation.
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Not sure where the gap is?
The Strategy to Execution Scorecard is a free 10-minute diagnostic across all five stages. It gives you a clear picture of where the gaps are — and where to focus first.
Thinking
Latest insights
Strategy
Why strategy doesn't reach delivery
Senior leaders often know what they want to achieve. The problem is the system beneath them.
6 min readTransformation
Why transformation programmes stall after the first push
The first 90 days go well. Then momentum fades. Here's the pattern — and what to do about it.
7 min readOKRs
Why OKRs fail in organisations that already use them
The second rollout is often harder than the first. It's rarely the OKRs — it's the system they sit in.
8 min readLet's talk
Change is hard. But it's completely possible.
If you're trying to close the gap between where your organisation is and where it needs to be — I'd love to have a conversation about how I can help.
Based in London & Cambridge · mike@mikehorw.co.uk