Successful execution on strategy & change-shem cohen-change events inc-jan 2014

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Successful execution on strategy or organizational change is achieved by creating focus, commitment and action across high-leverage areas of the business, tying big-picture goals to local priorities and interests and engaging owners, implementers and key stakeholders (Circle of Influence) in creating a collectively desired future.

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EXECUTION Successful

Generate • FOCUS • COMMITMENT • ACTION

throughout Human Systems Shem Cohen, MSOD Change Events, Inc.

60% - 90% of Strategy & Change Initiatives

FAIL to Realize Intended Goals

FACT:

-Why? Copyright © 2014 Shem Cohen , Change Events, Inc. scohen@changeevents.com

Organizations are complex ecosystems

- STRATEGY - GOALS - OBJECTIVES - CHANGE

Input Output

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Operating in complex environments, defined by

Copyright © 2014 Shem Cohen , Change Events, Inc. scohen@changeevents.com

Anything involving doing something different or doing something new invites…

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‘People will only ever do what they’re

READY WILLING

& ABLE To Do’ - M Weisbord

Making the key to success a realization that

Successful Execution? - ability to create conditions that INSPIRE people to WANT to reach a summit together

- they figure out a route - they have what they need to do the job

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RIGHT Conditions? Need two action streams:

- Strategic Framework

- Engagement Leverage

- Owners, Implementers, Circle of Influence - Head & Heart - Future & Action Focus

- Sound Ideas - Clear, Inspiring Story

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Strategic Framework

Customer Insight Competitive Advantage SWOT Clarity Systems Thinking Value-Chain & Business Process Innovation

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…that inspires people to say,

“this is important to do, I want to be a part of making this happen”

But ideas alone won’t energize action

VISION and PASSION Energize ACTION

A Sense of PURPOSE and MEANING energize ACTION

Having a hand in designing our own future energizes ACTION

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When there’s important work to accomplish and the people with knowledge, information, authority, resources and ability to act put their worlds together, discover common ground on what they want to do and make public commitments to act… - Principles of Future Search-

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… a wave of aligned, focused ACTION is created and channeled throughout the organization

That truly becomes a force all it’s own

Initiated and powered through generative conversation, action learning and common ground

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Leaders & managers have a range of choices who to engage, when & how

Adapted from The Fifth Discipline Fieldbook, Peter Senge, 1994

Shared Vision,

Decision Making

Co-Create

Leaders seek input

Consult

Leaders present,

seek validation

Test

Leaders (attempt to)

persuade

Sell

Leaders decide

and inform

Tell

Buy in

Ownership

Action Potential

QUALITY of ENGAGEMENT

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GOAL - generate the clarity, focus, shared vision, solutions, commitment and action needed across high-leverage areas throughout the organization to

realize strategic and change imperatives

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How many organizations actually do this? - Achieving ‘engagement leverage’ demands a very

different kind of meeting than ‘usual’ planning

Dimension Conventional Planning Engagement Leverage

Mindset Small Circle Larger Circle (inputs, involvement)

Participation Discreet, Concentrated; Responsible Parties

Plus Influencers, Contributors, Key Stakeholders

Structure Hierarchical Circular

Control Top Down Cascaded, Spread to Value Points

Focus Project Management Problem Solving Data Past Performance

Vision Desired Future Common Ground Action

Orientation Analysis Collective Knowledge, Wisdom

Values Specialty, Expertise Systems Thinking, Emergence

Results Documents (bookends?) Distributed Segments

Action Teams, Shared Purpose Whole System Leverage

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Mission-critical groups tie big-picture strategic and change imperatives to their own goals and interests, discover common ground on vision and action and collectively determine the very best way forward

- STRATEGIC / CHANGE IMPERATIVES - - BRIDGE REALITIES -

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE - Organization, Environment, Direction, Business Case

- FOCUS ON FUTURE and ACTION -

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Creating a scaffold of:

• Shared Purpose • Shared Meaning • Clear Roles • Shared Values • Shared Commitment

and aligning desired action across the human and technical dimensions to drive an idea to reality

= DESIRED

VALUE

- STRATEGY - GOALS - OBJECTIVES - CHANGE

Input Output

Copyright © 2014 Shem Cohen, Change Events, Inc. scohen@changeevents.com

Successful Execution

- Strategic Framework

- Engagement Leverage

- Sound Ideas - Clear, Inspiring Story

Copyright © 2014 Shem Cohen, Change Events, Inc. scohen@changeevents.com

- Owners, Implementers, Circle of Influence - Head & Heart - Future & Action Focus

Copyright © 2014 Shem Cohen, Change Events, Inc.

Shem Cohen, MSOD Change Events, Inc. High-Engagement Planning & Change • Executive Planning • Organizational Change • Management, Employee & Stakeholder

Engagement • M/A Integration; New Business Launch • Leadership Transitions • Team Building • Conflict Resolution • Cultural Evolution, Engagement & Action email: scohen@changeevents.com

“...your efforts have invoked a positive change that will be long lasting. I am grateful”

“Thank you for helping us through a rather difficult and complex transition and helping us achieve so much progress in so little time”

“…clearly the right choice for our Marketing Summit”

Section Head The UK Mission to the United Nations

VP, GM JPMorgan Chase

SVP, CMO, Del Monte Foods

“… successful beyond our wildest expectations”

AVP, Head of Function, The Federal Reserve Bank

Helping Leaders to Align, Focus and Energize Organizations

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