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The Strategy Book

Leading Blog

Third, there are tools that I have found valuable in my work with some of the most successful organisations in the world."

Strategy 281
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The Balanced Scorecard: Do’s and Don’ts

First Friday Book Synopsis

Kaplan and David P. Norton developed in much greater depth and detail a concept they introduced previously in an HBR article (January/February, 1992): the balanced scorecard. In a book published in 1996, The Balanced Scorecard: Translating Strategy Into Action, Robert S.

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The Strategy-Focused Organization: A book review by Bob Morris

First Friday Book Synopsis

Kaplan and David P. Norton Harvard Business Press (2000) The Perilous “Journey&# to Breakthrough Performance Note: This is another “business classic” I read when it was first published and then recently re-read it. The Strategy-Focused Organization: How Balanced Scorecard Companies Thrive in the New Business Environment Robert S.

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Why Is Strategy Execution So Hard? The Odds Are Against Us

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and D. Norton, Harvard Business School Press, The Strategy-Focused Organization, 2001). [2] Kaplan and D. Norton, Harvard Business School Press, The Strategy-Focused Organization, 2001). [3] Only 5% of employees understand their corporate strategy.[4]. 92% of organizations do not measure performance indicators.[5].

Norton 101
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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and Dr. David P. Norton (creators of the Balanced Scorecard) offer their insights concerning the "rules" of successful strategy execution: The failure to balance the tensions between strategy and operations (execution) is pervasive. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls.

System 98
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The Disconnect Between Strategy And Execution

Six Disciplines

While all of us agree there's a disconnect between strategy formulation and strategy execution, the developers of the Balanced Scorecard (Robert Kaplan and David Norton) offer up this terrifying observation: On average, 95% of a company's employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy.

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A Closed-Loop Strategy Execution System

Six Disciplines

Kaplan and Dr. David P. Norton (creators of the Balanced Scorecard) offer their insights concerning the "rules" of successful strategy execution: The failure to balance the tensions between strategy and operations (execution) is pervasive. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls.

System 85