Replacing an Accidental Culture with an Outcomes Culture
Peter Drucker told us ‘Culture eats strategy for breakfast’. (1) Most executives are capable at strategy. And most appreciate the importance of culture. But how many organisations have a clearly defined culture? How many staff [...]
Six Simple Steps to Continuous Improvement
Can you think of an organisation that doesn’t believe it must improve? If you know of one, there’s a chance it won’t exist for long. Organisations operate in one of only two states - [...]
IT Leaders – Six Steps to Winning a Seat at the Big Table
Some of you already have a seat at the big table – you report to the CEO and you’re part of the core executive committee. But most don’t. Only 46% of IT Leaders(1) report [...]
There’s a Gap in Strategy Planning
Every organisation has strategies. For most, the challenge is not in developing strategies but in executing them. It’s easy to underestimate the difficulty and duration of implementation. This difficulty is made worse when two key [...]
How Lack of Execution Capability Undermines Strategy
The vision compelled. The new company would become the world’s largest online retailer of sports apparel. The strategy shone. They would create a user experience unlike anything seen before. A virtual salesperson would help shoppers [...]
You Need Execution Capability
Execution capability is “the underlying ability to execute a strategy”. To illustrate, if you want to launch a product globally, you need a global infrastructure. Without a global infrastructure, you won’t have execution capability. The [...]