N2Growth Blog
OCTOBER 31, 2016
While these managers certainly care about strategy, their primary focus is this year. Can we do what we need to day this year to reach our goals and objectives? The lower layer of the pyramid is comprised of supervisors and rank and file. This layer is responsible for execution. Craft a template for them to use to deliver the message.
Six Disciplines
FEBRUARY 13, 2015
The cumulative effects of misalignment are a significant constraint on the ability of an organization to execute its strategy. Strategic misalignment occurs suddenly, when the leadership sets a strategic VFO (vital few objective) -- but the systems and resources of the organization are not deployed to support it.
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Six Disciplines
MARCH 21, 2011
The cumulative effects of misalignment are a significant constraint on the ability of an organization to execute its strategy. Strategic misalignment occurs suddenly, when the leadership sets a strategic VFO (vital few objective) -- but the systems and resources of the organization are not deployed to support it.
Skip Prichard
JUNE 26, 2019
If the overall experience doesn’t please and excite the customer, a company is hard-pressed to outsize its strategy. I have sat through many strategy meetings listening to bright leaders dream up bold plans without vetting their financial feasibility. Other companies turn strategy into a big annual leadership retreat.
Harvard Business Review
MARCH 27, 2014
Like the internal workforce, they must be incentivized, coached, sanctioned, and rewarded to help achieve corporate objectives. Improvements to shareholder value come from delivering the corporation’s objectives, not from decreasing spending. Or does it focus on customer service and helping the business achieve its strategy?
Harvard Business Review
APRIL 8, 2015
Price leadership: A no-frills airline constantly advertises the lowest fares on any route served. Individual objectives often are not aligned. The first type occurs when different stakeholders make decisions that favor their preferences at the expense of other objectives, and everyone is aware of it.
Harvard Business Review
JULY 13, 2015
This population-level analysis says little about what your company will be able to do, but it does provide an objective and quantitative way to know what’s been possible and feasible for other companies. Many budgets and strategic plans include financial performance goals of some sort.
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