Execution is not the Problem: Aligning Execution with Strategy Is!

Arnoldo C. Hax and Dean L. Wilde

Chapter Chapter 7 in The Delta Project, 2001, pp 120-142 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract Here is the paradox. People are working harder and more productively than ever before, but executives are worrying more and more about execution. CEOs believe that their organizations cannot effectively carry out new programs. Various pundits have responded to these concerns with a flurry of so-called panaceas. Managers have been bombarded by fad upon fad addressing the perceived need for improved execution. These include total quality management, time-based management, business reengineering, and the seven habits of highly effective managers. We will argue in this chapter that managers are misguided in focusing solely on project execution, instead, they must carefully address the alignment of execution to strategy.

Keywords: Business Process; Adaptive Process; Operational Effectiveness; Strategic Position; Product Position (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2001
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230288089_8

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