It's All About the How: A Practical Guide for Executing Business Strategies

Talk and plan less; do more and do it well. Executing business strategies requires efficiency. It’s All about the How provides practical advice, stories, ideas and proven tools that empower business professionals to successfully implement strategies and deliver results. 1. Hands down, your success will depend on the quality of the “How.” Too many leaders and managers get caught up in the details of the “What.” Ensure success of your effort by planning and determining the quality of implementation—the “How.” 2. When it comes to executing your “How,” you will absolutely need leadership support to be successful. Many brilliant strategies may never be executed because leaders did not support the plan. Learn how to effectively motivate the team to change. 3. Once you have carefully deployed your change effort, the last—and perhaps most important—step in your process will be to monitor results. Become a leader who ensures consistent execution and adoption of the change by employees and customers. It's All about the How, provides a practical approach that outlines five crucial components of a successful implementation including: quickly determining a valid strategy; leveraging proven tools to develop an execution plan; gaining vital leadership support; developing effective communications; and monitoring progress for success.