Mon.Aug 08, 2011

Six Disciplines

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The Top 10 Reasons To Measure Results

Six Disciplines

The need for measurement may seem obvious, however, more often than not, it's overlooked as being unnecessary by many leaders of small and mid-sized organizations. Let's look at the top 10 reasons why your organization needs to measure its results: Measurement clarifies expectations. Measures are a the most transparent and clear means to communicate expectations to employees.

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The Five Domains of Balancing Both Strategy and Execution

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Remember when we could simply distinguish between strategy formulation as "thinking" (analysis, planning, setting goals, etc.) and strategy execution as "doing" (follow-through, top-to-bottom, operational, goal achieving, etc.)? Today's challenge is how to balance both strategy and execution - or how to build execution into strategy. How do you build execution into strategy?

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How Much Does Execution Really Matter Over Strategy?

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A number of independent studies performed over the past few years indicate that execution is the clear differentiator of company value, financial performance and employee engagement. In this post , Max Goldman references Becker and Huselid’s “ High performance Work Systems and Firm Performance" and Joyce, Nohria, Roberson' similar ratio in their 2003 book “ What Really Works.

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The Top 10 Reasons To Measure Results

Six Disciplines

The need for measurement may seem obvious, however, more often than not, it's overlooked as being unnecessary by many leaders of small and mid-sized organizations. Let's look at the top 10 reasons why your organization needs to measure its results: Measurement clarifies expectations. Measures are a the most transparent and clear means to communicate expectations to employees.

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How Much Does Execution Really Matter Over Strategy?

Six Disciplines

A number of independent studies performed over the past few years indicate that execution is the clear differentiator of company value, financial performance and employee engagement. In this post , Max Goldman references Becker and Huselid’s “ High performance Work Systems and Firm Performance" and Joyce, Nohria, Roberson' similar ratio in their 2003 book “ What Really Works.

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The Five Domains of Balancing Both Strategy and Execution

Six Disciplines

Remember when we could simply distinguish between strategy formulation as "thinking" (analysis, planning, setting goals, etc.) and strategy execution as "doing" (follow-through, top-to-bottom, operational, goal achieving, etc.)? Today's challenge is how to balance both strategy and execution - or how to build execution into strategy. How do you build execution into strategy?