- The best-laid plans often go awry
- Organizations typically don’t build in positive accountability for execution
- ADI integrates a behavioral approach to ensure follow-through
The business media has reported that only 1 out of 10 companies that design an effective strategy successfully implement that strategy. This supports the old adage, the best-laid plans of mice and men often go awry. Long-term and annual plans sometimes become a binder on a shelf, not sufficiently communicated to those who need to act on them. Other times they are translated into tactical plans but are forgotten in the hustle of daily work. The result is strategies that never get off the ground or are only partially executed. The design error is that organizations often expect a plan to be executed as written without building in a positive accountability system for its execution.
ADI partners with organizations to design their strategy in a way that is executable. We ensure that the behaviors required at all levels of the organization are clearly defined, that feedback and positive accountability systems are in place to support those behaviors, and that success along the way is recognized and celebrated. We also look at the other initiatives or work pressures that might compete with the current strategy, streamline and consolidate these parallel paths whenever possible, and align performance feedback and reinforcement with your priorities.
Don’t let your planning activities become fruitless exercises. By integrating a behavioral approach into your strategy design and execution, ADI can help you turn your best-laid plans into sustainable results.
