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set 3 strategic priorities. Stay                       Measure the outcomes not

       ruthlessly focused on your strategic                   just completion

       imperatives, not just your quarterly                   You get what you inspect, not what

       earnings.                                              you expect. So, why do companies


                                                              manage projects to timelines and
       Systematically pivot                                   budgets but have no outcome plan


       Running the project to create                          of leading indicators, so they can

       the change is only the start.                          help teams stay on track. If you find

       Uncertainty creates more frequent                      yourself not sure if your company is

       change. Organizations that leave                       driving to the business case, create

       alignment to department leads get                      a plan of leading indicators for each

       uneven results. Since most strategic                   targeted outcome. Measure progress

       changes are cross-functional, it                       against these leading indicators

       is small wonder 75% of cross-                          monthly, and, by managing to

       functional initiatives fail. Some                      leading indicators, the hard work

       employees are informed, motivated                      will be done to get to the P&L

       and empowered. Some are not.                           results that show up in the quarterly

       Systematically work with executives                    numbers.

       to solicit their formal ownership

       over changes. Then, adapt the                          Interested in how to drive your

       organization’s response to the                         company with Adaptive Leadership,

       change through more formal change                      outperform the competition and

       management techniques.                                 see results come from your strategic

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       Do you have one or more strategic                      adaptive leadership.
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       these important steps.















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