9 Steps to Perfect Strategy Execution & Control

9 Steps to Perfect Strategy Execution and Control

We believe that value-creation is the primary aim of any Business and that execution excellence is the basis of value-creation for organisations and individuals. Without a value-driven business strategy that increases ROI, a Business cannot grow.

It’s no secret that 9 out of 10 companies fail to deliver or execute their strategy and that most companies struggle to connect strategy and execution.  According to results of a Brightline special report by The Economist Intelligence Unit, "59% of survey respondents admit that their organizations often struggle to bridge the gap between strategy development and its practical, day-to-day implementation” and according to Harvard Business Review “companies realize only 40-to-60 percent of their business strategies’ potential value”.

Further, According to Harvard Business White Paper: Why Strategy Alignment Matters-and How to Achieve It "To successfully execute a new strategy in today's fast-changing business landscape, organizations must accelerate the pace of building critical senior-level alignment and ownership around the strategy's vision, goals, and approach to change.  Only then can they cascade the new strategy down to every level and out to every corner in the organization"

For leaders looking to gain the maximum value from their business strategy and bridge the gap between strategy and execution in their organizations, we suggest taking the following steps.

1. Align

2. Translate

3. Connect

4. Allocate

5. Empower

Empower your people to deliver your Business Plan.  Make sure that they have the tools, skills and information to complete their actions and achieve their objectives.  UNTAP by EXM partners the Institute of Strategy Execution (I4SE) whose goal is to help boost your strategy execution skills. I4SE is the global accreditation body for strategy execution practitioners offering online, classroom and in-company training and workshops for individuals looking to gain the necessary skills to execute a business strategy.

6. Share

Track, report and share the performance of objectives and actions against the value-creation plan across the organisation; Senior Executives, stakeholders, business units, divisions, teams, etc

7. Feedback

Give clear, timely feedback on individual goal and objective attainment.

8. Motivate

Provide meaningful incentives to motivate and encourage employees to succeed.

9. Acknowledge

Acknowledge individual performance and celebrate success and shape a winning culture.

In summary, the 9 steps to Perfect Strategy Execution & Control

1. Align the top team
2. Translate the business strategy into a usable format
3. Connect it to the rest of the organisation
4. Allocate actions and objectives to team members
5. Empower your people to deliver the plan
6. Share it across the organisation
7. Feedback to individuals on their progress
8. Motivate employees to succeed
9. Acknowledge individual performance

What Next?

Is your organisation's value-creation & strategy planning process as efficient as it could be?

The reality is that according to Harvard Business Review “Companies realize only 40-to-60 percent of their business strategies’ potential value”

Here at UNTAP by EXM we believe that execution excellence is the basis of value-creation for organisations and individuals.  Are you ready to translate your Company's strategy into an executable ‘Value-Creation Plan'?  Why not download our brochure today to learn more.