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Five Steps to Successful Execution of a Strategy

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The success of doing both. However, not every company comes up with a successful strategy all the time; it just means it is rather easy to come up with a plan that leads somewhere. As you can see, just figuring out the gaps will give you a good idea of what needs to be planned out as part of a successful strategy and in which order.

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The Four Waves Every Successful Business Goes Through - Part I

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There are four "waves" that every successful business goes through, and it can be described in two dimensions: strategy (deciding what to do) and execution (getting it done). Most every successful organization cycles through all four "waves" of these quadrants in this model - and does so repeatedly through their lives.

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Why Do Most Companies Fail? Hiring Is At The Core

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Most companies fail primarily because they don’t have the right team of people. Unfortunately, most new CEOs don’t understand the talent level required at each position and the teamwork needed to build a successful company. The CEO might not be right, or the CEO hasn’t chosen the right people in the right positions.

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CapitalWorks - A Six Disciplines Client Case Study Part 1

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Primarily focusing on acquiring manufacturing and distribution companies in the lower end of the middle market, CapitalWorks learned it needed to offer a management program to help these acquired companies achieve growth and success. They have found measurable success with Six Disciplines’ Total Performance Excellence program.

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The Five Reasons Strategies Fail

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A lack of understanding among those involved in developing the strategy and what they need to do to make it successful (19 percent). There is a lack of accountability or of holding the team responsible (13 percent). The strategy itself is flawed (18 percent).

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The Seven Critical Elements of Strategy Execution

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However, it''s not the senior leadership team that executes strategy - it''s everyone in your workforce. To ensure success, new behaviors need to be reinforced (rewarded for positive behaviors) so they are repeated. Here are the seven critical elements of strategy execution: People. Get the right people in the right positions.

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Learning, Leading and Lasting

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Individuals in the organization should be like members of an Olympic team, where the best keep learning how to get better. Third, the ultimate mark of business excellence is the ability to sustain success—to handle the difficult times well and to continue to grow stronger and better.