15 Strategy Execution questions answered – and counting

When you know more, you can achieve more. It’s that simple.

This section doesn’t pretend to answer every question you’ll ever have about Strategy Execution – but it does cover the most common ones.

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1.Can you give me some Strategy Execution facts & figures I can use?

Fourteen striking facts, researched by the performance factory 15 percent believe the strategy to be wrong for their company. Almost all – 94 percent – have indicators that relate not only to fnancials, but also to customers, processes or people....

2. Can you give me some Strategy Execution reading tips?

Can you give me some Strategy Execution reading tips – Increase performance through best-in-class strategy execution and benchmark yourself via the strategy execution barometer

3. What is a manager’s role in Strategy Execution?

A manager plays a crucial role in Strategy Execution. As a manager, you are the principal owner of the Strategy Execution in your department or team. You contribute content; act as the link between organisational levels and between your organisational...

4. Why has Strategy Execution become a priority item on almost every CEO’s agenda?

Research shows that most companies lose between 40% to 60% of their strategic potential. Take a look at some frightening statistics, if you dare: Only 5% of employees understand the strategy Only 25% of managers have incentives linked to the...

5. What’s a Balanced Scorecard?

The Balanced Scorecard approach was launched in the 1990s by founding fathers Kaplan and Norton. Their article “Measures that drive performance” in Harvard Business Review (1992) received a lot of attention and led to the bestselling book The Balance Scorecard:...

6. Can you give me some tips on using the Balanced Scorecard?

Can you give me some tips on using the Balanced Scorecard? – Increase performance through best-in-class strategy execution and benchmark yourself via the strategy execution barometer

7. What’s initiative management?

Initiative management is an approach to translate your goals into projects and assure their realisation. It can be broken down into 3 main domains: Strategic Portfolio Management: translating strategy into programmes/projects -setting up the initiative portfolio -, assuring the allocation...