How do you think companies check their effectiveness when it comes to strategy implementation? Most managers may consider money as the measuring factor with everything, but that is not the case all the time. Of course, every business wants to make a profit, but they also want to maintain long term business relationships with their customers. Bear in mind that financial results may not come right away. Therefore, it is to the company’s advantage and indeed it is imperative, to measure performance and find mistakes and shortcomings in a timely manner so that they can be corrected.
Companies should employ both financial and non-financial gauges in one logical system for performance evaluation. This means performance on products, employees and the overall business process. It is not difficult to implement these systems. The most challenging area is keeping abreast of the goals, timelines and progress. The indicators will provide information necessary to make adjustments.
There are probably nine times out of ten, that once goals are defined and set, failure won’t be something to be concerned about. Most managers spend too much time on analyzing and formulating strategies and not as much time on implementing them. Most companies usually take action once the strategy is formulated. The question, though, is it the appropriate action? Employees play a key role in the implementation process and also providing information that would help the company to strategize better.
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Do you have a yearly financial audit and certification of your organization?
Why not have a yearly Best Practices Strategic IQ™ Audit and Certification also?