Is your company spread too thin? Struggling with turning strategy into action? Then this is for you.
Strategy should not be confused with having goals. What is the point of having goals without a long-term direction that will shift the odds in your favor? You have a limited set of bets to make, you need to make them count. That is when strategy comes in.
Created in collaboration with strategy experts Stephen Bungay, Mark Bouch & CraftAgile.
Are you struggling with innovation? Lack of focus? Important initiatives that fail to deliver? You may want to pay attention to Strategy.
The fact that you work in a fast moving, uncertain environment makes strategy even more important. Without a direction, it’s hard to establish momentum.
This series is for you who seek to combine the power of Agility with shared direction.
What is Strategy and when do you need one? Our content champion Stephen Bungay author of “Art of action” and strategy advisor for Mercedes F1, walks you through the essentials.
A simple test for your strategy using three questions.
What are the qualities of a good strategy in a fast moving, dynamic environment with uncertainty?
How do you set up the process of generating alignment inside your organization? Let’s walk through the key ingredients.
Put your strategy glasses on and evaluate Tesla’s master plan. How well does it fare?
The aim of back briefing is to build trust and confidence so that people are aligned and able to act autonomously.
It is essential that leaders understand and orient themselves to internal and external business situations. Up-to-date situational awareness helps to identify what needs to change and the role your unit needs to play to make it happen.
Agile organizations balance high alignment with high autonomy. When organizations attempt to be Agile at scale, they need a way to ensure that high alignment is maintained, otherwise incoherence would result.
People cannot be compelled to align. Instead, leaders facilitate alignment by ensuring that there is a two-way process of communicating intent throughout the organization, confirming through feedback that people understand it and that their responses will align with it.
Strategy should not be confused with having goals. What is the point of having goals without a long-term direction that will shift the odds in your favor? You have a limited set of bets to make, you need to make them count. That is when strategy comes in.
Each video is 5-7 minutes long, something you can watch together as a leadership team and reflect on using our deep discussion questions.
Content champions: Stephen Bungay, Mark Bouch
Created in collaboration with: AgileCraft
