Barriers to Strategy Execution
June 2, 2008
Strategy execution is the single hardest challenge in business.What makes it so tough?Here's a list of the primary execution challenges, based on surveys of organizational leaders:Inability to manage change effectively or overcome internal resistance... Read more...
Five Key Steps In Strategy Formulation
June 2, 2008
Creating a strong strategy for an organization is not an easy task. It takes several of the organization's leaders to articulate and agree on vision and direction.Yet, of the two, execution is much harder, as it requires the activity of every person,... Read more...
Change Management - Why Is It So Hard?
May 30, 2008
A new Economist Intelligence Unit study investigates the state of organizational change programs, and asserts that an unstable economy won't dampen spending on change programs.In Managing change successfully (March-April 2008), sponsored by Celerant Consulting,... Read more...
The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution
May 29, 2008
"A brilliant strategy, blockbuster product, or breakthrough technology can put you on the competitive map, but only solid execution can keep you there. "So begins the new Harvard Business review article "The Secrets to Successful Strategy Execution,"... Read more...
Growing Businesses with Execution to Succeed
May 28, 2008
Six Disciplines Equips Growing Businesses with Execution to Succeed New, current clients keep the recession where it belongs: external to business operationsSix Disciplines, headquartered in Findlay, Ohio, is empowering their clients to manage and build... Read more...
The AppGap Reviews Six Disciplines
May 27, 2008
Bill Ives, a contributing editor to The AppGap, recently interviewed Six Disciplines founder and CEO Gary Harpst in his review Six Disciplines - Providing Integrated Consulting, Coaching, and Software for Small Businesses According to Bill, "Six Disciplines... Read more...
Creativity and Purposeful Innovation
May 21, 2008
"Creativity, a quality more traditionally associated with artistic endeavors, has been slow to find its acknowledged place in the business world. "So begins an article from the Harvard Business School's Working Knowledge site called "Getting Down to the... Read more...
Be Excellent Named To Best Blog List
May 20, 2008
According to Benjamin Jones, editor at entrepreneurial blog Ben-Means-Business:"There are thousands of small business and entrepreneurship blogs in the blogosphere. Unfortunately, many of them are not at all useful to the experienced or aspiring entrepreneur.... Read more...
Strategy Execution Expert Gary Harpst Launches An Execution Revolution
May 19, 2008
In support of the upcoming July release of his newest book, Six Disciplines® Execution Revolution, successful serial entrepreneur, CEO, and author Gary Harpst forsees a revolution brewing within America’s small and midsized businesses.“A revolution... Read more...
Creating A Culture of Execution
May 14, 2008
Creating organizational cultures don't just happen by chance.Indeed, the innovative folks over at 37 Signals argue that "You Don't Create A Culture" at all.According to the article: "You don’t create a culture. Culture happens. It’s the by-product... Read more...
