"Execution is not just tactics - it is a discipline and a system".
"Execution is the greatest unaddressed business issue in the world today. Its absence is the single biggest obstacle to success and the cause of most of the disappointments that are mistakenly attributed to other causes." (Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan: Execution - The Discipline of Getting Things Done)
Bossidy and Charan urge that execution "...be built into a company's strategy, its goals, and its culture. And the leader of the organization must be deeply engaged in it. The failure (of business leaders) to understand and practice execution negates the value of almost all they learn and preach. Such leaders are building houses without foundations."
Execution in a much-ignored topic - in theory and in practice. Give thorough attention to it.
ABPLAN coaches an approach described under the following headings:
execution of plans
Many well-considered strategies and carefully-crafted plans fail as companies do not execute methodically. We coach our clients to develop new routines of communication, of meetings, of holding workshops and of following through ...execution of plans
execution as strategy
You and your team are urged to decide on a set of implementation steps. Then you need to commit to actually start doing things in a new manner. Your next Monday must be different from your last Monday ...execution of strategy
effective execution
Install and institutionalise an implementation process and evaluate periodically how effective you are with each component of this process ...effective execution
performance measures
Measurement data tells you what is happening. Measurement is essential. Develop a few simple measures and hold everyone accountable to perform against measures ...performance measures
collaborative web sites for execution
New Web tools make it possible to cut down on meetings and travelling and be more productive than ever before. Collaboration tools such as wikis further meaningful communication and effective teamwork. It does take a specific mindset and discipline to use a wiki professionally ...collaborative websites
Last modified: 24-06-2009