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The Five Reasons Strategies Fail

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There is a poor match between the strategy and the core competencies of the organization (16 percent). A lack of understanding among those involved in developing the strategy and what they need to do to make it successful (19 percent). The strategy itself is flawed (18 percent).

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How To Build Accountability Into Your Organization

Six Disciplines

Understand your company''s core competencies. Does your hiring process focus on attracting individuals who can be self-managing? BOTTOMLINE: Here are some steps to consider when considering organization-wide accountability: . Validate your team members. Create a culture that grows and develops its people.

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Engaging Your Workforce For Strategy Execution

Six Disciplines

Given that execution is a far greater challenge that strategy formulation, the ultimate core competency for any organization is realized when " all individuals make strategy execution their everyday job.". For this isolated factor, the ability to engage the workforce, top-performing companies rated 281% higher!

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The Importance of Shared Community Learning in Strategy Execution

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BOTTOMLINE: The Execution Revolution will be built around communities with the following characteristics: A belief that their ultimate core competence is the ability to execute their strategy. Even though it’s difficult, it’s worth the effort, because well-formed communities accelerate learning.

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Engaging Your Workforce For Strategy Execution

Six Disciplines

Given that execution is a far greater challenge that strategy formulation, the ultimate core competency for any organization is realized when " all individuals make strategy execution their everyday job.". For this isolated factor, the ability to engage the workforce, top-performing companies rated 281% higher!

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The Five Reasons Strategies Fail

Six Disciplines

16% - There is a poor match between the strategy and the core competencies of the organization (16 percent). The five reasons why strategies fail are: 24% - Unforeseen external circumstances. 19% - A lack of understanding among those involved in developing the strategy and what they need to do to make it successful.

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The Difference Between Transformational and Operational Strategies

Six Disciplines

BOTTOMLINE: Companies should think about strategy in terms of what is possible for them - where their core competencies lie. A strategy that fits the organization’s capabilities should be favored over one that appears more elegant in principle, yet is not practical for execution.