Implementing an execution culture can be challenging due to several reasons. First, it requires constant vigilance from leaders to identify deviations from desired outcomes across various areas, from profit margins to promotions. This can be a demanding task. Second, it requires leaders to actively lead rather than preside. They need to be personally involved in the critical details of execution, ensuring people understand organizational priorities, assigning tasks, following up, and promoting and rewarding people who execute. This hands-on approach can be challenging for leaders who prefer a hands-off style. Lastly, the stakes are high. Lack of execution can cost CEOs their jobs, adding pressure to the process.
How do you translate strategy into results? Execution is both an organizational culture and a specif...
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