EXECUTION ESSENTIALS

Leveraging operational excellence to transform business results.

If you can't execute the strategy, there's no sense having one.  The ability to achieve key objectives consistently, over time, will be your competitive advantage.

The ability to achieve key objectives consistently, over time, will be your competitive advantage. Explore the 6 major reasons for failure while you dive into common challenges and obstacles to successful execution. Discover why accountability is the key to everything and how to make sure it happens. Understand the language you must use when writing executable goals and how using the wrong language can stop you in your tracks. Map your processes to achieve organizational alignment while communicating an execution plan that keeps everyone engaged and committed to success.

Leaders will learn:

• What is execution?
  • Link strategy to day-job
  • Why execution is essential to business success
  • Why execution fails in most organizations
  • Powerful 4-step execution process
• Identify the Critical Few Goals (CFG)
  • Brainstorm the many key goals
  • Distill the critical few goals
  • Link back to the Balanced Scorecard strategic initiatives
  • Use powerful language to clarify 5 key elements of a well crafted goal
• Develop lead indicators
  • Identify the many predictive activities
  • Distill the critical few activities
  • Create vital measures
• Develop a Dashboard
  • Elements of a successful dashboard
  • Define lag ranges
  • Define lead ranges
• Creating Accountability
  • Weekly Team Accountability (TAcc) sessions
  • Define the proper team
• Choose strategic initiatives
  • Choose 1-3 team/ departmental CFGs
  • Define specifics
  • Define lead measures with targets and ranges for one CFG
• Dashboard mockup
  • Draft dashboard concept
  • Choose ranges and thresholds
  • Choose measurement mechanism
• Define TAcc plan
  • Select team members based on goal
  • Create accountability plan