Comments on: Organizational Execution Crisis: The most important issue facing business today. . . and how to address it.

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:56:31 +0000

[...] Execution Put briefly, even the best idea is 100% completely useless if you do not execute it. Only companies that can take good ideas and pursue them through a strong performance oriented culture have an opportunity to succeed in the long run (we’ll talk more about this in the next section). to read about the “Execution Crisis” in Corporate America, click here [...]

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:55:30 +0000

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By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Why Doc, Why? Three ways of relating to the role of business consultant.

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:54:14 +0000

[...] For more on the importance of clarity, I encourage you to read, “Organizational Execution Crisis: The most important issue facing business today. . . and how to addr…“ [...]

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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:53:21 +0000

[...] Imagine being able to do more, live longer, be more relaxed, make more money. All while spending less time fighting with people to do their job and more time leading your organization in the areas you’re passionate about. If you have a mechanism for doing so, we say use it - and start now! If you’d like to know more about our system for helping organizations become more excellent, check out the EBSS links and other articles on this site, subscribe to the RSS feed, or take a look at this article on overcoming barriers to quality execution. [...]

By: Excellence Tree Journal » Blog Archive » Possibility vs. Desirability: Picking The Right Swiss Army Knife

Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:52:52 +0000

[...] when I take the time to get clear about by priorities, and make sure my goals and actions are in alignment with my priorities, things work best. You can have almost ANYTHING you want. You just [...]

By: Brian Higley

Brian Higley — Fri, 09 Nov 2007 19:16:05 +0000

Thanks, for your comment, Esmail,

I appreciate your taking the time to comment on this article. It has been my experience that many share your perspective (”time required for clarity is beyond the time frame of the project in most cases”) - and that this perspective is often the reason why plans and objectives do not get fulfilled. This might be clarified by using the metaphor of building a home. No one in their right mind would say we do not have time for clarity - along with alignment and consensus - before execution (the actual building of the home). However, many teams believe that they can expect to achieve a plan (or fulfill an objective) without first laying down a clear, agreed upon “blueprint.”

It is my opinion that this approach to plan pursuit is the major reason why most plans do not get achieved (or achieved at a lower level of quality than originally hoped for). If home-builders (or, on a smaller scale, people adding a room to their home - or even simply a new coat of paint to one of their walls) did not take the time to clarify their plan to others, they can probaly expect a mess at the end of the day. I think the same is true of all plans that involve more than one person.

By: Esmail Dariarow

Esmail Dariarow — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 13:58:27 +0000

C=Clarity
Need to mention that plans and objectives are not the same. Objectives do not change over night and mostly stay static. Plans are dynomic and must continue to change due to the need to respond to internal and external factors. Plans would always have gray area due to locations, regulations, employees turnover, etc. Communicating a dynomic plan requires other plans and effective tools and necessary training to use the tools. The time required for clarity is beyond the time frame of the project in most cases.