Wednesday, May 21, 2008

The Secrets of Successful Strategy Execution

In the June 2008 issue of Harvard Business Review, Gary Neilson, Karla Martin, and Elizabeth Powers delve into the issues around execution failure and how so any companies focus on the wrong areas. The key areas of successful execution and what matters most are information; decision rights; motivators; and structure.

This article digs into the the 17 fundamental traits of organizational effectiveness. The key role of human resources executives is to make sure that they keep the management team focused on the right elements to insure strategy is carried out and the goals of the company are met. One piece of this is to make sure that your, the HR executive, sits at the table and has as much input as the other key members of the team. Decision time, and layered weightings causes delays in success and the adage " time is money" surely comes into play here.

Read the article, it is a mind altering content driven, research backed must read. Your comments are surely welcomed.

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