Execution - Create an execution-based culture that instills, attains and sustains performance excellence

Our flagship program Leadership & Transformation Advisor is how we help our clients ‘jump start’ their leadership, strategy, people and best practices work through action-oriented thinking and behaviors that deliver real results. As we provide execution assistance, we leverage a combination of highly interactive and participatory methods and techniques including:

• Pilot/Co-Pilot Approach (initially leading the effort then turning the reins over to the client)
• Shadow Coaching (observing client progress and providing coaching)
• Deliverable, Work Product & Milestone Quality Reviews (assessing progress and outcomes)
• Knowledge Transfer (accelerating end goal achievement)
• Interim Leadership (continuing forward momentum until a permanent leader is named)

EXECUTION DEEP DIVE

The Behavior: Exceptional leaders enable the right people to take the right actions at the right time to deliver the right results. Excelling in both the science and the art of ‘getting things done,’ they consistently demonstrate flawless planning and execution precision. They drive their strategies into their organizations through exceptional leadership, unrelenting communication, the right winning team, the right best practices and the right detailed roadmaps that capture accountability, due diligence, actions, steps, timing, costs and benefits – the ‘how’. They work their plans while successfully navigating obstacles. They meet their clients’ commitments. They measure the outcomes. In short, they deliver real results.

Exceptional leaders learn how to translate their strategy, goals and initiatives into the lowest common denominators: Action Plans, Project Plans and Team and Individual Performance Plans. They learn how to plan the work, share information, empower their people, balance strategy and tactics, leverage performance tools, capture key performance indicators, track performance progress, build in contingencies, adjust to changing conditions, persevere through the details, deliver great work, measure the results and reassess and apply ‘lessons learned’ to strengthen future execution precision.

The Landmines: Exceptional leaders avoid inaction, including indecision and ‘analysis paralysis.’ They also avoid taking wrong actions: ‘shoot-from-the-hip’ direction setting, ‘Band-aid’ solutions, ‘knee-jerk’ reactions, ‘the flavor-of-the-day’ programs and ‘fire fighting’ mentalities. They avoid taking on too many ‘#1’ priorities because they know that stretch goals are good, but chaos is bad. They avoid action inconsistency because they know that mixed signals throws people off balance, erodes trust and costs them their credibility.