The world in which many organizations live is shifting so fast that there’s almost no time to adapt key projects. But it must be done. The question for leaders is how? In July, Sears, one of the oldest and best known retailers in the United States, announced it will start selling one of its flagship […]
What Makes a Highly Effective Manager? Ask Google Employees.
When it comes to great models of leadership, we often look to companies that have achieved widely acknowledged, global success. Google is one such example of a company whose decisions are carefully scrutinized but also admired by its peers, customers, and competitors. So when Google took a deep dive into its performance reviews and applied […]
Video: The Leadership Gap
Project failure affects companies of all sizes. Whether it’s a lack of resources or skills, projects end up at risk due to what we call “the leadership gap.” Training in these areas might help fill the gap: Resourcing Strategic thinking Problem solving Influencing Communication Decision making We used an animated video to illustrate the problem […]
How to Develop an Adaptive Mindset and Thrive Through Change
In response to today’s increasingly volatile and complex business environment, organizations must seek a new approach to strategy execution. Situated firmly between a company’s strategic vision and its tactical execution are project leaders who keep the engine running. To translate their strategy into measurable results, organizations must prepare their leaders to rise to the challenge […]
Adaptive Leaders: The Levers Who Make a Difference
If projects are the lifeline of strategy, then adaptive leaders are the lifeline of projects. Leading project-based work today requires skills beyond managing tasks and timelines. Developing leaders’ skills is the best way for an organization to ensure higher levels of engagement and project success. The changing landscape of business has made all industries, from […]
New Video: A Project Captain Trained to Handle the Unexpected
Are you the Adaptive Captain of your projects? At Strategy Execution, we believe that all work gets done through projects, but in today’s complex business environment, those projects don’t always go according to plan. In our new animated video, we use a pilot and a plane to illustrate the uncertainty that project leaders often face […]
Webinar: Adaptive Strategic Execution for a Complex World – Register Now!
The constant change and uncertainty of today’s complex business world requires project leaders to expand and adapt their mindset and capabilities to match the complexity of an increasingly unpredictable environment. In collaboration with our new partner, Duke Corporate Education, we are hosting a webinar to discuss how the techniques and skills that have traditionally worked […]
Five Barriers to Successful Strategy Execution and How to Overcome Them
Most high-performing companies today understand the value of establishing a business strategy to drive how they do their work. But how successful are they at translating their strategies into effective and tangible results? It turns out that while a large majority of executives agree on the importance of strategy, only a small percentage are rated […]
Webinar Recap: Navigating Ambiguity in a Complex Environment
On April 18, Tim Wasserman, TwentyEighty Strategy Execution’s Chief Learning Officer, presented a webinar on Navigating Ambiguity in a Complex Environment. During the event, he explained the concept of “multiplier” skills, which create tolerance for ambiguity and help project leaders and their teams manage change and navigate unpredictable waters that inevitably arise throughout the life […]
6 Things Project Leaders Need to Know to Overcome Communication Breakdowns
Whether personally or professionally, we’ve all been witness to communication breakdowns. From playing “telephone” at a party, to trying to decipher the tone of a text message from a friend or an email from your boss, how and what we choose to communicate can be the difference maker in any given situation. In a business […]