Last week was a great week for Business Execution.
First we saw SuccessFactors taking the lead and establishing a Business Execution software category, releasing compelling new research from industry thought leaders and from the results of their customers’ bottom line. Their Return on Execution manifesto makes the business urgency very clear: “Although the egos in the executive suite may not like the fact that bottom line results are far more dependent on execution (85% vs. 15%) than on strategic plans, it is reality.”
Then The San Jose Mercury News’ Chris O’Brien (@sjcobrien) nailed it with his interview of Obama’s CIO Vivek Kundra, “How new CIO has brought innovation to government.” O’Brien writes “If this seems like mundane project management stuff, it’s not. It’s one thing to articulate a grand vision as Obama does. And it’s another to execute it.”
The evidence is clear the companies that make it have the ability to execute on innovative ideas. But the execution gap is as big as ever. Why?
To help answer this question and in recognition of a great Business Execution week I’ve launched a Competing on Execution LinkedIn Group. I’ve kicked off the discussion with last week’s best quotes from SuccessFactors and from Chris O’Brien.
Join the conversation here by posting a comment, on twitter by using the hashtag #BizEx or by joining the Competing on Execution LinkedIn Group.
