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Good planning gives your company a competitive advantage. However, a large proportion of the planned strategy often fails to materialize. This isn't because of unforeseeable events but because the plans lack reality, failing to fully assess the implementation capabilities of the organization and its position within the environment. Executable strategy begins with a clearly-defined strategic direction that considers existing strategy, as well as internal and external influences. Strategic themes then enable an organization to develop a workable strategy that aligns with...
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Creating exceptional strategy doesn't on its own guarantee it'll be executed successfully. Your people must develop an understanding of the strategy, and your work processes must be tightly aligned to maximize organizational performance. So how do you communicate strategy and secure alignment? Strategy needs to be translated from high-level themes into individual strategic goals. Otherwise, the strategy will be difficult to execute. Operational processes must work together to achieve goals because strategic progress is faster when business units are aligned, rather than...
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Execution isn't over once strategies have been implemented. Ongoing monitoring and evaluation of strategic implementation are needed to ensure the strategy continues to create value and that changes in circumstances are taken into account. Strategy is useless if it's static. Good execution requires a dynamic approach that scrutinizes the strategy's effectiveness at junctures and reacts by revising it if necessary. This course considers the importance of continually monitoring and evaluating strategy to ensure good execution. It looks at methods of monitoring the execution...
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Business managers are usually comfortable formulating strategy to enhance business outcomes. But what happens when plans fail to translate to reality? Why is business execution so difficult? Delivery is vital to the survival of all organizations, yet unclear plans, unsuitable workforces, and limited resources can have a detrimental effect on the best strategic ideas. Good leadership, having the right people in the right roles, and a business culture that's focused on getting the job done are the cornerstones to building and maintaining a company that can execute its...
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Even the best-conceived business strategies can flounder when the philosophies of senior management fail to translate in daily practice. This Business Impact explores the Benefits of establishing and encouraging an execution-driven culture within your company.
Target Audience
Individuals responsible for leading teams either occasionally, for example as project managers, or more permanently as team leaders or line managers.
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0.1
Lesson ObjectivesFostering a Business Execution Culture
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Attaining a position of market leadership is a primary goal for many companies. However, achieving and maintaining such status is extremely challenging. This Business Impact explores an alternate approach.
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Lesson ObjectivesPave Your Own Path
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Performance dashboards and scorecards are powerful managerial tools. This impact explains the difference between them.
Target Audience
Individuals responsible for managing personnel either occasionally, for example as project managers, or more permanently as team leaders or line managers.
Expected Duration (hours)
0.1
Lesson ObjectivesPerformance Dashboard or Scorecard?