LSA Global

AUGUST 1, 2018

The role of middle managers in strategy implementation is key to success. Strategy Implementation Success. Our organizational alignment research found that strategic clarity, believability and implementability account for 31% of the difference between high and low performing teams and organizations.

Implementation 34

Implementation Manager Business Administration Strategic Planning 34

AIHR

AUGUST 24, 2023

New hire checklist for HR [+ FREE Download] 2. New hire IT checklist [+ FREE Download] 3. New hire checklist for managers [+ FREE Download] 4. New employee training checklist [+ FREE Download] Why develop a comprehensive new hire process? Click on the button to download your new hire checklist template in Excel format.

Onboarding 75

Onboarding Benefits Deliverables Manager 75

AIHR

OCTOBER 26, 2023

DOWNLOAD PDP TEMPLATE (WORD DOC) Contents What is a professional development plan? Employee performance development plan examples 30-60-90 day plan The 30-60-90-day plan is a strategic plan used during the onboarding process of new employees.

Implementation 78

Implementation Manager Benefits Sales 78

LSA Global

DECEMBER 26, 2017

A Strong Culture of Accountability Matters. If you desire a healthy, strong culture of accountability (and who doesn’t), leaders need to cascade accountability throughout your organization. Without accountability, you risk a culture where people do not consistently do what they say they will do. Compelling Mission.

Accounts 34

Accounts Strategic Planning Metrics Performance Management 34

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Do You Need to Implement Strategies for Executive Teams to Stay Aligned? We know from our organizational alignment research that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of revenue growth, profitability, customer loyalty, leadership effectiveness, and employee engagement.

Accounts 36

Accounts Diversity Implementation Strategic Planning 36

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

The Ability to Align Strategy and People Sets Leaders Apart Organizational strategies must go through your people and your culture to be successfully implemented. Design a Clear and Compelling Strategy First, you need to co-create a clear, believable, and implementable strategy with the entire executive team at a well-design strategy retreat.

Implementation 36

Implementation Strategic Planning Compliance Employee Engagement 36

LSA Global

MAY 4, 2021

Unless you are in that rarefied 10% of companies whose strategies are being successfully implemented, you better figure out how to better execute strategy and fix it. Avoid the slogans that are more like rallying cries than a well-considered plan of what will make a meaningful difference in your particular organization.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Implementation Organizational Change Employee Engagement 36

LSA Global

APRIL 12, 2023

Without a strong foothold in reality in terms of strategic priorities, cultural norms , and employee performance, it is difficult to maximize employee potential. This sets the desired endpoint to maximize employee potential. This enables you to make progress, learn, and adjust. Where do you stand?

Succession Planning 36

Succession Planning Strategic Planning Implementation Accounts 36

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 16, 2023

To keep change on track, organizations need to actively involve those most affected by change, transparently monitor progress, fairly hold people accountable, and thoughtfully make adjustments. Do the rank and file really understand the business case for the planned change and what success would look like? Otherwise, change is at risk.

Organizational Change 36

Organizational Change Change Management Strategic Planning Employee Engagement 36

LSA Global

MAY 13, 2024

Our organizational alignment research found that having the right talent to execute your business strategy accounts for 29% of the difference between high and low performing companies in terms of: Revenue growth Profitability Leadership effectiveness Customer loyalty Employee engagement The symbiotic relationship between talent and strategy matters.

SaaS 36

SaaS Digital Transformation Sales Sales 36

LSA Global

AUGUST 2, 2022

Similar to unsuccessful change initiatives , unsuccessful strategies usually fail to create strategic initiatives that make sense within the overall market, competitor, culture, and talent realities that the strategies must be implemented within. The Bottom Line Strategic plans should be living and evolving documents.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Operations Accounts Marketing 36

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

IBM reported that less than 10% of well-crafted corporate strategies are being successfully implemented across organizations. If you want your strategy to be consistently implemented across your organization, ensure that all key stakeholders understand, believe in, and are committed to the strategic plan for success before you “roll it out.”

Implementation 36

Implementation Accounts Strategic Planning Change Management 36

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

These strategic assumptions are then used to design a relevant and realistic strategic plan for success. The best leaders make sure the corporate strategy is clear enough, believable enough, and implementable enough to get desired results in a way that makes sense.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Operations Accounts Employee Engagement 36

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Read on for 3 steps to strategic alignment. In effect, strategic alignment occurs when every part of the organization is working together to implement the “intentions” that define the strategy in a way that makes sense to leaders, teams, and customers. What Difference Does It Make?

Implementation 36

Implementation Metrics Strategic Planning Accounts 36

LSA Global

JANUARY 4, 2021

Disconnect Between Strategy and Implementation Here is a typical scenario that illustrates the challenge when you try to translate strategies into actions. They present the plan to their management team and then disengage. The implementation is left up to the employees. Do you recognize it?

Implementation 36

Implementation Strategic Planning Accounts Manager 36

LSA Global

MAY 16, 2024

Mastering Change: 8 Steps for Aligning Top Leadership for Change Orchestrating successful organizational change requires more than just a compelling strategic plan or a shift in business practices. Effective change catalysts establish clear metrics and milestones to regularly assess performance against agreed upon benchmarks.

Organizational Change 36

Organizational Change Change Management Strategic Planning Benchmarking 36

LSA Global

OCTOBER 23, 2023

A Better Leadership Transition Preparation Plan We know from action learning leadership development participants that to take on any new challenge, it’s best to spend time investigating the current situation and determining future, realistic, and attainable-but-challenging goals.

Employee Engagement 36

Employee Engagement Leadership Development Strategic Planning Accounts 36

LSA Global

AUGUST 6, 2021

We know from experience and from a recent IBM survey that less than 10% of carefully crafted strategies are being successfully implemented. All have a high correlation to strategy implementation. To learn more about how to upgrade your strategic planning process, download 3 Big Mistakes to Avoid When Cascading Your Corporate Strategy.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Implementation Accounts Employee Engagement 36

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 26, 2022

Healthy growth depends upon an overall strategic plan that keeps a business, and the leaders, on a big picture track. Lacking Clarity in Direction Our organizational alignment research found that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing teams.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Accounts Employee Engagement Performance Management 36

LSA Global

MARCH 5, 2021

Done right, a successful strategic plan sets a company up to perform beyond the sum of its parts. Our organizational alignment research found that culture accounts for 40% of the difference between high and low performance. Have you invested the time to ensure that your culture is helping, not hindering, your strategy execution?

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Accounts Implementation 36

LSA Global

AUGUST 7, 2017

Our organizational alignment research found that clear business strategies account for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies. Before you even start to craft your strategic plan, you should have clear answers to the following questions related to creating clear business strategies: Growth.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Implementation Employee Engagement Accounts 34

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 5, 2018

What good is a new strategic direction without effective strategy execution? The best growth plans, unless implemented, are worth very little. What we hear over and over again from leaders is that their finely crafted strategic plan is not being implemented at the quality or speed that they expect.

Strategic Planning 31

Strategic Planning Accounts Implementation Employee Engagement 31

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Strategic alignment is also a prerequisite for creating an aligned culture and a high performing workforce. Strategic Alignment Accounts for 31% of the Difference. Our organizational alignment research found that strategic alignment accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies and teams.

Strategic Planning 28

Strategic Planning Metrics Accounts Implementation 28

LSA Global

JUNE 6, 2020

Middle Management Needs to Be Deeply Engaged in Strategy Design and Planning. Our organizational alignment research found that strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performance. It also found that middle management plays a powerful role in getting strategically aligned.

Manager 36

Manager Strategic Planning Metrics Operations 36

LSA Global

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Effective Strategy Cascading Creates Alignment, Accountability and Meaning. This communication and implementation process occurs in a series of reactions in which one causes another…in which every division, department and individual are aligned around the overall strategic plan and the important part they play in making it a success.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Metrics Implementation Accounts 34

LSA Global

JANUARY 2, 2018

Too many of us know what can happen with a strategic plan that is fuzzy, ill-conceived or non-implementable. Select a few clear strategic priorities that will have the greatest impact on your business in both the short- and long-term. Develop a Short List and Strategic Theme. Top 10 Signs of a Bad Strategy.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Implementation Employee Engagement Marketing 34

LSA Global

AUGUST 7, 2017

Our organizational alignment research found that clear business strategies account for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies. Before you even start to craft your strategic plan, you should have clear answers to the following questions related to creating clear business strategies: Growth.

Strategic Planning 28

Strategic Planning Implementation Employee Engagement Accounts 28

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

According to research by IBM, only 10 percent of organizations manage to successfully implement their strategies on a consistent basis. Strategic buy-in accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing strategies. Lack of Accountability. Create Accountability and Follow Through. Varied Buy-In.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Implementation Accounts Metrics 34

LSA Global

JULY 2, 2022

Strategic agreement requires that each person on the executive team deeply believes in the direction and plan personally and professionally. In fact, strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing leadership teams. to-1 Customer Satisfaction 3.2-to-1 to-1 Employee Engagement 16.8-to-1.

Strategic Planning 36

Strategic Planning Marketing Employee Engagement Revenue 36

LSA Global

AUGUST 10, 2017

Strategic focus can make or break a company when the stakes are high. Settle or stretch…that may be the dilemma you face as you begin the critical strategic planning process. Is your business strategy planning process similar to the way most organizations run theirs? Don’t create the strategic plan in a bubble.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Implementation Accounts Marketing 34

LSA Global

JUNE 4, 2018

61% acknowledged that their firms struggle to implement strategies. Just 56% of strategic initiatives have been successfully implemented. Only 41% of respondents say their companies provide sufficiently skilled personnel to implement high priority strategic initiatives. Create Unquestionable Strategic Clarity.

Deliverables 34

Deliverables Implementation Strategic Planning Accounts 34

LSA Global

JANUARY 19, 2018

Our organizational alignment research found strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low growth companies. There’s something seriously wrong with the way most companies conceive, design and implement their strategic growth plans if, as most studies say, only 1-in-10 strategic growth plans meet expectations.

Strategic Planning 38

Strategic Planning Implementation Marketing Accounts 38

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

The change committee comes back with a 3-year strategic plan which is passed on to another committee charged with implementation that is passed on to the normal day-to-day business. Great if all levels buy into the proposed plan for change. Straightforward Accountability. Transparency.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Benchmarking Implementation Accounts 34

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

Good Strategies Pay Dividends and Get Implemented Consistently. While leaders often spend massive amounts of time and energy crafting strategic plans to help their company get to the next level, they rarely invest the same amount of effort to ensure that everyone is on the same page. Are You Investing in Strategy Communication?

Strategic Planning 38

Strategic Planning Media Energy Education 38

LSA Global

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Our organizational alignment research found Strategic Clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high performing teams and organizations. Underperforming companies persist, despite major shifts in their predictions, in following their strategic plan step-by-step, year-by-year without sharing concerns, plans and alternatives.

Strategic Planning 34

Strategic Planning Banking Implementation Employee Engagement 34

LSA Global

MAY 10, 2018

Overly complex strategies rarely take off or get implemented. And even though strategic clarity accounts for 31% of the difference between high and low performing companies, employees we survey perceive that the business strategy is 50% less clear to them than their leaders believe. What is Strategic Clarity?

Implementation 34

Implementation Strategic Planning Accounts 34

LSA Global

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Growth strategies must go through your culture to be successfully implemented. Our organizational alignment research found that culture and strategy alignment accounts for 71% of the difference between high and low growth companies regardless of industry. Misaligned and Underestimated Cultural Norms. Lack of Capabilities.

Scaling 36

Scaling Digital Transformation Strategic Planning Implementation 36