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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

Managers are paid to move the needle and achieve department goals. I have been amazed at how many struggle with executing company strategy or department initiatives. At one company it took 2 1/2 hours with twenty-one managers to clarify the Senior VP’s stated and written goal.

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13 Difficulties that Define a Manager’s Destiny

Rick Conlow

Managers are paid to move the needle and achieve department goals. I have been amazed at how many struggle with executing company strategy or department initiatives. At one company it took 2 1/2 hours with twenty-one managers to clarify the Senior VP’s stated and written goal.

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Excellent Execution: 4 Leadership Pillars

Rick Conlow

Certainly, to compete effectively today companies and managers need to continually look for ways to improve performance. For example: John Kotter, the change master, says 70% of change initiatives fail. A scant 10% of CEOs believe their companies can execute on their plans. You can change this.