[Verse 1] When companies stumble though they see it coming Six questions reveal what keeps them running Into walls they built with their own hands Let's explore why even smart folks miss their plans [Chorus] Ask who you are, ask what you can't do Ask how you process problems coming through Ask who benefits from staying the same These six questions break the strategy game Identity, process, power at play These six questions light the way [Verse 2] What's your core identity, the DNA so deep That shapes every choice and the promises you keep When Southwest sees themselves as buses with wings They can't consider first-class luxury things [Verse 3] When crisis hits hard do you form a committee Make flowcharts and processes, isn't that pretty You proceduralize what needs fresh thinking instead While opportunities slip away and innovation's dead [Chorus] Ask who you are, ask what you can't do Ask how you process problems coming through Ask who benefits from staying the same These six questions break the strategy game Identity, process, power at play These six questions light the way [Bridge] Look around the boardroom, who's got skin in the game Middle management empire, consultants' fees the same The current broken strategy still pays someone well They'll fight the changes even when the numbers tell [Verse 4] Sacred cows and golden handcuffs hold us tight Even when the writing's clearly there in black and white These patterns repeat in organizations everywhere Until brave leaders ask the questions others wouldn't dare [Final Chorus] Ask who you are, ask what you can't do Ask how you process problems coming through Ask who benefits from staying the same These six questions break the strategy game Face your identity, fix your process, shift the power play These six questions save the day [Outro] Six questions cutting through the corporate maze Six questions ending strategic malaise
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