What is one of the most common missing links when it comes to successful strategic planning? Most CEOs we speak to will agree its strategy execution. You can have developed a mediocre plan, and an exceptional execution process will lift that average plan to new heights. Without a solid execution process in place, strategic plans […]
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Strategy Execution Requires Three C’s
Monday, January 27th, 2020Posted in Newsletter, Strategy Execution
Six Fatal Sins of Strategy Management
Monday, August 12th, 2019Strategy Management can be challenging for any business. Given our 25 years of experience helping private companies develop and execute their strategies, here are eight of the most common mistakes we have seen. While this list is certainly not all-inclusive, hopefully it will prompt some debate around the conference table at your next management meeting. […]
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Making Strategy Happen
Monday, June 17th, 2019The 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cup is underway. USA got off to a great start beating Thailand and Chile decisively. Jill Ellis is the team’s soccer coach and has proven herself to be an exemplary leader. Over the years, Jill has gained the players’ confidence and buy-in. Coach and players share a common goal (to […]
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5 Building Blocks to Successful Strategy Execution
Monday, March 18th, 2019The legendary Alabama football coach Paul “Bear” Bryant retired with 323 wins over 38 seasons. He was one of the most successful college football coaches, taking 29 teams to bowl games. He would often say that players on winning teams ask for five things: Tell me what you expect of me Give me an opportunity […]
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Execution Without Strategy is Aimless
Monday, November 26th, 2018Execution Without Strategy is Aimless Based on research by Harvard’s Norton and Kaplan (The Execution Premium), 80% of companies never achieve the full value of their strategy. That is a scary statistic and there are many reasons for this disappointing performance. The reason we hear most is that short term needs take precedence over long […]
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Why You Need a Chief Execution Officer
Tuesday, June 19th, 2018Why You Need a Chief Execution Officer One would think the answer to this statement should be simple. However, the sad reality is that most organizations really do not understand what the title and responsibilities of Chief Execution Officer involves. In our experience, the problem stems from the fact that most Chief Executive Officers only […]
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Strategy is Both Deliberate and Dynamic
Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018Strategy is Both Deliberate and Dynamic Last month we introduced the “Stated and Working Model” that overcomes the argument that strategy can be restrictive to a business (See our blog Is Strategy Restrictive?). This month we will take the conversation a bit further by offering the conflicting notion that strategy is deliberate and dynamic. Let […]
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What Makes Implementation so Challenging?
Tuesday, February 13th, 2018What Makes Implementation So Challenging? Strategy Management, the discipline of designing a robust strategy and establishing a continuous and predictable process to manage implementation over the long-term requires commitment and patient persistence from leadership to employees. In over 20 years working with clients, we have experienced all kinds of challenges, particularly around implementation. In today’s […]
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Business Killer: Lack of Accountability
Friday, November 24th, 2017Business Killer: Lack of Accountability The Webster dictionary defines Accountability as “an obligation or willingness (of an individual) to accept responsibility.” Holding oneself accountable is an important core value of many companies. Unfortunately, to some individuals there are negative connotations to accountability, such as, “my boss is looking over my shoulder” or, “she will lay […]
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Why Bother with Strategy?
Thursday, October 19th, 2017Mike Freedman, author of The Art and Discipline of Strategic Leadership defined strategy as the “cause of the nature and direction of an organization, and the framework for making business decisions.” Simply put, strategy defines the organization’s “rules of engagement,” and provides guidance on the choices you select: Which products and services you will offer (or […]
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