The Missing Insfrastructure
For more than 25 years, we have focused on helping leaders improve the performance of their organisations.
Browse our collection of articles on organisational performance, leadership, and strategic execution.
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For more than 25 years, we have focused on helping leaders improve the performance of their organisations.
At a macro level, the world of business is relatively simple. Chief Executives want their people to understand what matters, care deeply about their customers, and produce the outcomes the business requires their job to deliver.
Why improving individual leaders does not automatically improve enterprise performance. Leadership development can be valuable.
Why tracking work is not the same as converting strategy into performance. Strategy execution software, OKR platforms, project management tools and goal-tracking systems are useful when leaders need better visibility.
Why people data and HR process are not the same as enterprise performance. HR systems are essential in modern organisations.
Why advice alone rarely changes organisational performance. Consulting can be valuable when an executive team needs external perspective, independent analysis or specialist advice.
Most organisations today are investing in initiatives to improve their performance including the likes of strategic planning exercises, leadership programmes, culture initiatives, and performance management systems.
The critical question for executives, is this: "What is the advantage of treating performance as a system rather than an outcome of separate initiatives?
As everyone knows, the rise of AI is changing businesses faster than any time in history. Business models are being disrupted, and established operators forced to rethink value and how to deliver it.
According to the latest research, strategic execution has become one of the single greatest risks to organisations across industry.
Why organisations struggle to execute their strategy. Most leaders believe their performance delivery challenges stem from people. In reality, the issue is more fundamental.
As we mentioned last week, to wrap up our 8-week campaign on ‘Transforming New Zealand's Productivity', we will be hosting a webinar – ‘The Great Productivity Reset – Act Now, Own Tomorrow'.