Strategy and Execution

The easier part is completed... Now is the time to focus on execution.

Key success factors include a well thought through articulation of the core ideology and envisioned future ( goal ).

Let's revisit the core which encompasses core values and purpose in being.

Values are something that process owners already are pre-disposed to. Without these values, whatever that comes thereafter will be a disconnect.

The disconnect will result in poor execution. Take the example of the supposedly green revolution that is the rave these days. Everyone is talking and going green -giving rise to a carnival-like atmosphere. However, without taking a holistic ( systemic ) approach, it will be going nowhere. Without the requisite resources, vision is only a hallucination. This is because, according to Thomas Friedman, without a systemic response shaped by intelligent design and buttressed by market forces, higher efficiency standards, tougher regulations, and an ethic of [ conversation ] that might have a chance of turning that vision into reality. In other words we have willed the ends, but not the means.

In order we do not lose ground, we need to beef up the means. Firstly, we have to seek evidence ( or lack of ) of preservation of the core and supplement that by celebrating success stories i.e. the systemic response will have to incorporate processes that celebrate success stories of Heroes. The power of example can never be underestimated for it aligns people quicker and more effectively ( as well as efficiently ) than example of power.

The means can be beefed up by focusing on the three key value drivers and ensuring that they are working in tandem. They are domain knowledge, technology and networking. Only via these pathways will a team be able to get the best out of the available resources. Alignment ( typically through collaboration ) is key in ensuring that the group outcome is at an optimal. Without which we will always come up with sub-par results.

There are plenty of tools ( means ) out there in the marketplace that can help in the collaborative efforts. We will explore them by way of identifying heroes who will share their successes with us in the coming posts.


Keywords: quality, value systems, trust, domain knowledge, technology, networking, maven traps, speed of trust, lifestyle

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