Thu.Jun 23, 2011

Six Disciplines

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The Seven Critical Elements of Strategy Execution

Six Disciplines

"The greatest strategy in the world is useless - if you cannot execute it.". Here are the seven critical elements of strategy execution: People. Strategy formulation often gathers the "smartest people in the room." However, it's not the senior leadership team that executes strategy - it's everyone in your workforce. Get the right people in the right positions.

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Execution - The Greatest Challenge in Business

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To quote former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz: " When it's all said and done, more is said, than done.". Likewise, execution is critical to an organization's success, yet it's much easier said than done. In their book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, authors Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan strongly support strategy execution as a critical leadership role, making three clear statements: Execution is a discipline, and it's integral to strategy formulation.

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The Importance of Business Coaching In A Strategy Execution Program

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Most leaders fail to understand the implication of the human nature barriers. Our natural tendency is to do what we like doing, not necessarily what we should. The topic of coaching offers the most insight into what it takes to deliver a complete strategy execution program. Strategy execution coaching implies that an accountability model exists. Employees in organizations will learn to be accountable – that is, they’ll do what is needed and expected – proportionate to the exten