The Secrets to Successful
STR ATEGY
EXECUTION
Research shows that enterprises fail at execution because they go straight
to structural reorganization and neglect the most powerful drivers
of effectiveness – decision rights and information flow.
by Gary L. Neilson, Karla L. Martin, and Elizabeth Powers
Jacob Thomas
ABRILLIANT STRATEGY, blockbuster product, or breakthrough
technology can put you on the competitive map, but only
solid execution can keep you there. You have to be able to
deliver on your intent. Unfortunately, the majority of companies aren’t very good at it, by their own admission. Over the
past five years, we have invited many thousands of employees
(about 25% of whom came from executive ranks) to complete
an online assessment of their organizations’ capabilities, a process that’s generated a database of 125,000 profiles representing
more than 1,000 companies, government agencies, and not-for-profits in over 50 countries. Employees at three out of every five
