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Why Getting Strategy Right and Executing on that Strategy are the Toughest Areas for CEOs to Implement

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From the new landmark research study recently released from Six Disciplines, and detailed in this 30-page research paper, " 7 Key Findings About What Employees Say Drives Performance and Engagement ", survey results find that getting strategy right - and executing on that strategy - are the toughest areas for CEOs to implement.

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The Toughest Part of Strategy? Execution!

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Strategy formulation, while extremely challenging and difficult, is usually not what concerns most small business leaders. It''s the execution of strategy that keeps many small business leaders awake at night! Execution represents a disciplined process that enables an organization to take a strategy and make it work.

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The Five Reasons Strategies Fail

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In a survey of 163 CEOs by Forbes Insights in conjunction with the Association for Strategic Planning and the Council of Public Relations Firms, chief executives report that one-third of corporate strategies fail, and they fail for five reasons. The five reasons why strategies fail are: Unforeseen external circumstances (24 percent).

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What Really Drives Your Strategy?

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Look for a disconnect between strategy and how resources are allocated , say Harvard Business School''s Joseph L. Gilbert, in their article " What Really Drives Strategy ?". That''s what their book, From Resource Allocation to Strategy , is about. For better or worse, why do so many companies veer off their strategic plan?

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Strategy Execution and The Balanced Scorecard

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Key take-aways from their latest research: Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Though executives may formulate an excellent strategy, it easily fades from memory as the organization tackles day-to-day operations issues, or what most think of as "fighting fires.".

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Why Is Strategy Execution Difficult?

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“Why is strategy execution so difficult? When we consider each business individually, we might conclude that the obstacles to executing strategy aren’t just complex, they are downright daunting.”. - Let’s look at managing change. It should be hard: success means growth, growth means change, and change means uncharted territory.

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Strategy Execution - The Scary Statistics

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Most organizations suffer a major disconnect between strategy formulation and its execution. Consider the following: 90% of well-formulated strategies fail due to poor execution. . Consider the following: 90% of well-formulated strategies fail due to poor execution. . to remove the barriers to execution.