13 episodes

“…on average, 95% of a company’s employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy”
(From Harvard Business Review, October, 2005, by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton)
Which begs the question: If so many people are not following the actual strategy, what are they executing?
The simple answer is that they are making up their own strategies. Or worse, they are undoing the original strategy.
Come listen as we dive into the biggest lessons learned from the people who own strategic execution – the senior leaders who live in the center of it.

How to NOT Execute Your Strategy (and what to do about it‪)‬ Tim Ohai

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 4 Ratings

“…on average, 95% of a company’s employees are unaware of, or do not understand, its strategy”
(From Harvard Business Review, October, 2005, by Robert S. Kaplan and David P. Norton)
Which begs the question: If so many people are not following the actual strategy, what are they executing?
The simple answer is that they are making up their own strategies. Or worse, they are undoing the original strategy.
Come listen as we dive into the biggest lessons learned from the people who own strategic execution – the senior leaders who live in the center of it.

    Emilio Herrera: How to get your people to accept change

    Emilio Herrera: How to get your people to accept change

    Dr. Emilio Herrera is the Chief Health Officer of Keralty, a leading multi-national health group that supports everything from health care prodder education local health clinics. Emilio has been integral to the creation and execution of their Comprehensive Health Model strategy that impacts the lives of literally millions of people. In this episode, Emilio shares the lessons he has learned about how to get your people to accept the change that the strategy demands - and what happens when they do not.

    Get the show notes and leader guide here: https://timohai.com/how-to-get-your-people-to-accept-change

    • 29 min
    Craig Humphreys: How being the smartest person in the room can RUIN your team

    Craig Humphreys: How being the smartest person in the room can RUIN your team

    Craig Humphreys is literally the most interesting person that Tim knows in the world. While he is currently the CEO of TransPac Systems and the co-founder and COO of Stygian HC, he is also:
    A former analyst for the CIA, earning a presidential citation for his efforts to end the Cold WarFormer member of the SETI team, searching for intelligent life in the universeOne of the early pioneers of CGI in cinemaFormer CTO of HEBA legend in IT consulting, which has led him to support everything from data security at the Super Bowl to helping architect Facebook’s platform when it evolved from college site to social media phenomenonA black belt in three forms of martial arts… and a scratch golferIn this episode, Craig shares the lessons he has learned about how over-shadowing the efforts of your team leads to stagnation – and the changes needed to reverse everything and generate massive breakthroughs.

    Get the show notes and leader guide here: https://timohai.com/how-to-not-execute-your-strategy-s2e4-craig-humphreys

    • 28 min
    Towanna Burrous: How to know what is REALLY going on with your execution

    Towanna Burrous: How to know what is REALLY going on with your execution

    Dr. Towanna Burrous is the founder and president of the CoachDiversity Institute, an executive coaching and development firm that teaches leaders how to master the power of differences. Under Towanna’s leadership, CDI has exploded in growth – reaching the Fortune 5000’s fastest growing companies list in 2021. In this episode, Towanna shares the lessons she has learned about how information flow can make the difference between high performing teams and teams that generate waste.

    Get the show notes and leader guide here: https://timohai.com/how-to-not-execute-your-strategy-s2e3-towanna-burrous

    • 30 min
    Tom Pisello: How to manage the strategy of a visionary leader

    Tom Pisello: How to manage the strategy of a visionary leader

    Tom Pisello is a marketing guru, author, and serial entrepreneur, having launched and sold two successful businesses. He has just started his third business, Genius Drive, where he and his team help companies develop and successfully transform their value story into powerful customer engagements. In this episode, we dive into how Tom’s own visionary leadership wrecked the execution of a great idea – and what he learned from that experience.
    Get the leader guide here: https://timohai.com/how-to-not-execute-your-strategy-s2e2-tom-pisello

    • 32 min
    Tim Ohai: Best practices for driving strategic execution

    Tim Ohai: Best practices for driving strategic execution

    Tim Ohai is the Founder and Sr. Principal of Kupu Solutions. In this episode, he shares how to diagnose where your execution is breaking down and his best practices to immediately get it back on track.
    Get the leader guide for this episode here: https://timohai.com/how-to-not-execute-your-strategy-s2e1-tim-ohai/

    • 35 min
    Season 1 Epilogue

    Season 1 Epilogue

    This is a short bonus episode where I briefly explain the "why" behind this podcast.

    • 2 min

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