Friday, June 26, 2009

On the same page as the CEO - 1

Most of the CEOs that I have worked and interacted with over the years have always set clear goals for themselves and also for their reportees, an aspect that set them apart from their peers even during their move up the corporate ladder. Any observer of goal-setting behavior will vouch for the importance of clarity at the top. The fuzziness though sets in the moment the goals are communicated down the ranks.

My coffee shop discussions have often veered toward a panacea for this malady – how to bring the organization on the same page as the CEO? Prescience will allow you to create a business strategy, but it's diligence and perseverance that wins the day in the deployment & execution of the strategy.

An effective team not only thinks alike, but also acts alike. A thought is to have everyone think and act like a CEO, in their own individual spheres of competence and authority.

And to make this happen is the biggest challenge for the corporate leadership.

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