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"Leaders who execute, focus on a very few clear priorities that everyone can grasp." - Bossidy & Charan, authors of "Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done"
Execution challenges surface when your increasing revenues are not generating increasing profits. I've seen many firms triple their revenue, because they have capitalized on a differential advantage, only to see their profitability drop because of the sloppiness of their execution.
The other indication of poor execution is pure hours spent delivering your products or services. When execution is haphazard, the organization has to rely on the "heroics" of their people putting in incredible hours to just keep the wheels from falling off the organization. By simply tightening up your execution habits, you can dramatically improve gross margins and profitability while reducing the time it takes for everyone to complete their work.
Execution is all about profit and saving time. The challenge is how to blend an entrepreneurial culture with a disciplined culture without killing either one. If you want to reduce the time it takes to manage your growing company, get good at these disciplines.
Results - Focused execution of 90-day plans
- Timely employee and customer feedback and the market intelligence to support decisions
- Aligned meeting rhythms
- Senior leaders modeling core values
| Actions - Quarterly Operational Reviews
- Meeting rhythm development and training
- Employee and customer feedback design
- Core Values Audit
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Rockefeller Habits Checklist
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Daily Meeting Agenda
Weekly Meeting Agenda
Establish your meeting rythm
Driving Sales
The key fundamental to driving revenue.
Driving Marketing
Learn the one thing you must do and the two things you must measure.
The One Thing You Need to Know
This takes priority setting to the Nth degree.
Execution
Everyone pushes this book, read the first 2 chapters and skip the rest.
You are only one choice away from changing your life...do you have the courage to make it? If you are ready to move your business to the next level and achieve sustainable growth, contact David Carter at Scramjet Strategies today for a FREE, NO OBLIGATION consultation session.
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