HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy [Team-IRA]

✍ Scribed by Harvard Business Review

• Publisher: Harvard Business Review Press
• Year: 2023
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 265
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

Put your strategy into action.

Even the best competitive strategies mean nothing if they aren't executed well. Yet many organizations struggle when they move from defining a strategy to actually applying it. Somehow, all the careful planning falls apart, initiatives fail, and leaders are left wondering how to pick up the pieces.

The HBR Guide to Executing Your Strategy is here to help. This book offers leaders and managers tips and advice for sharing the strategy with your employees, making the shift toward the right objectives, and seeing your strategy come to fruition.

You'll learn how to:

• Understand the "why" behind your strategy
• Identify the capabilities you have—and the ones you need
• Communicate objectives and priorities effectively to your team
• Prioritize strategic projects and let go of outdated ones
• Encourage cross-silo collaboration toward organizational goals
• Adjust course when necessary

Arm yourself with the advice you need to succeed on the job, with the most trusted brand in business. Packed with how-to essentials from leading experts, the HBR Guides provide smart answers to your most pressing work challenges.

✦ Table of Contents

What You’ll Learn
Contents
Section 1: Getting Started
Ch. 1: Closing the Chasm Between Strategy and Execution
Ch. 2: What Is Execution, Exactly?
Ch. 3: Why Strategy Execution Unravels—and What to Do About It
Section 2: Review the Specifics of Your Strategy
Ch. 4: Eight Questions to Ask About Your Company’s Strategy
Ch. 5: Does Your Strategy Have a Spine?
Ch. 6: What You Lose with Your New Strategy
Section 3: Assess Alignment and Capabilities
Ch. 7: How Aligned Is Your Organization?
Ch 8: Design Your Organization to Match Your Strategy
Ch. 9: Capitalizing on Your Capabilities
Ch. 10: The Problem with Learning Is Unlearning
Section 4: Communicate Clearly
Ch. 11: How to Communicate Your Company’s Strategy Effectively
Ch. 12: Good Leadership Is About Communicating “Why”
Ch. 13: Be Aware of the Signals You’re Sending
Ch. 14: Strategy Briefing: An Example
Section 5: Manage Strategic Initiatives
Ch. 15: How to Prioritize Your Company’s Strategic Projects
Ch. 16: Six Questions to Ask Before You Begin a Big Project
Ch. 17: Start Stopping Faster
Section 6: Track Performance and Ensure Collaboration
Ch. 18: Don’t Let Metrics Undermine Your Business
Ch. 19: The Two Types of Performance You Should Be Tracking
Ch. 20: Making Silos Work for Your Organization
Ch. 21: How to Permanently Resolve Cross-Departmental Rivalries
Section7: When Your Strategy Needs to Change
Ch. 22: When Shifting Strategy, Don’t Lose Sight of Your Long-Term Vision
Ch. 23: How to Adapt Your Strategy When Crisis Hits
Index