The Bridges of Execution

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What differentiates the results-getters from the can’t-get-it-done-ers? It’s not strategy or vision or quality or any of the other usual suspects, according to a study of 400 companies. Here are the five execution “bridges” that close the gap between goals and results.

Does your organization have all the ingredients for success firmly in place? A well-thought-out vision? Check. A realistic strategy? Check. Skilled, highly engaged employees, quality products and services, strong customer relationships? Check, check, check. So why, in the face of everything you’re doing right, can’t you deliver consistent results? I can sum up the answer with a concept I’ve been studying for years: the execution gap.

If an organization can’t execute, nothing else matters — not the smartest strategy, not the most innovative business model, not even game-changing technology. And for many companies there is a clear gap between intent and execution.

This is backed by hard evidence. OnPoint studied over 400 companies and found that 49 percent of leaders surveyed reported a gap between their organization’s ability to formulate and communicate a vision and strategy and its ability to deliver results.

But this finding wasn’t the surprising part. What really shocked me was that only 36 percent of leaders who …

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