Interactive check · 10 questions

The Strategy to Execution Check

Can you see your strategy in the work? Your leadership team may be clear on the strategy. But strategy only becomes execution when it shapes priorities, processes, measures, decisions, and how problems get solved.

Answer ten questions to see where your strategy shows up consistently in the work, and where gaps may be forming. It takes about three minutes.

Start here · The five-leader strategy test

Before you answer, ask five leaders separately: “What are our three most important priorities right now? Where can you see them reflected in the work?”

Compare the answers. Look beyond whether they name the same priorities to where they see them showing up: projects, measures, resources, meetings, department goals, and time. Different answers can be an early sign that direction is losing clarity as it moves into execution.

Unclear
We do not have a shared or consistent approach today.
Variable
It happens in some areas, or depends on the team, person, shift, or location.
Consistent
It is understood and happens consistently across the organization.

Work Direction

Are priorities understood and reflected in the work?

01 Could our leaders independently name the same three organizational priorities?
02 Can teams explain how their current work supports those priorities?
03 Can we see those priorities reflected in projects, resource decisions, measures, meetings, and how people spend their time?

Work System

Is critical work and ownership consistent?

04 Is critical work performed consistently across people, teams, shifts, and locations?
05 Are ownership and expectations clear at critical handoffs between teams and departments?

Work Measurement

Do measures make it clear what requires attention?

06 Do our measures make it clear what needs attention next?

Work Routine

Do meetings result in decisions and follow-through?

07 Do recurring meetings result in clear decisions and follow-through?

Work Improvement

Do recurring problems lead to lasting improvements?

08 When problems repeatedly interfere with priorities, do teams address the underlying cause?
09 Can teams easily access the information they need to make decisions and perform the work consistently?
10 Do teams have a consistent way to identify, test, and sustain improvements that support organizational priorities?

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