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There Are Two Types of Performance — but Most Organizations Only Focus on One

Harvard Business Review

The first type is known as tactical performance. Tactical performance is how effectively your organization sticks to its strategy. In Precision’s case, good tactical performance required developing rules, checklists, and standard operating procedures and then following them closely. Overdoing Tactical Performance.

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Morning Advantage: Your Inner Voice Should Keep Its Big Yap Shut

Harvard Business Review

Among the half-dozen tactics to improve your leadership communication skills offered by Dr. Andrew Newberg in Fast Company is this juicy nugget: learn to control your inner voice. Verizon made headlines last week with a new approach to mobile-data pricing, but according to Slate's Farhad Manjoo, much of its strategy is still "dumb."

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Build a ‘Quick and Nimble’ Culture

Harvard Business Review

He talked with HBR about why a company’s culture is more important than its strategy — and some of the innovative tactics that CEOs have used to help create a high-performing culture. One cultural tool you describe in the book is bosses who provide a “user manual” to their quirks—sort of an FAQ to how to deal with them.

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The 2010 Execution Round-Up: Six Companies That Couldn't 'Get It.

Strategy Driven

And Its Execution Gap Closer Round-Up Execution Gap Closer #1: Netflix Netflix received considerable media attention this year as it demonstrated its ability to successfully execute its strategy to provide video over the Internet.

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Eight Ways to Communicate Your Strategy More Effectively

Harvard Business Review

Strategy-specific messages linked to your purpose become tools to help employees connect their day-to-day efforts with the aspiration of the company. For employees to fully understand how your strategy is different and better than the competition they need to be in touch with market realities.