Program Execution Tips

A young boy and girl are wearing flying goggles while outstretching their arms to attempt flying while on skateboards. - symbolising a quick start of a start-up business

Why work with third parties?

8th February 2017

Cultural differences between start-ups and established businesses are sometimes revealed by their willingness to accept help from third party companies. Start-ups...

Program failure- a tongue-in-cheek guide for CEOs

Program Failures – a “tongue-in-cheek” guide for CEOs

1st February 2017

We have seen many examples of how NOT to setup and run a program. Many of these examples are so egregious...

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Why it takes time to be an overnight success

11th January 2017

When it comes to transformation programs, internal alignment forms the foundation for strategic success. Naturally, aligning an organisation to its...

Resistance to change - two parts of the company disagree on strategy and program execution alignment

Program execution: an inconvenient truth!

15th December 2016

People have ingenious schemes for undermining change programs. But don’t be fooled by seemingly “innocent” questions – they are designed...

Five pillars of success in program delivery

Program delivery – that doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell!

30th November 2016

Long-established tactics for managing transformation programs are worn-out and ineffective. So, give up ‘blind archery’ and discover new approaches to program...

Program execution: the difference between ‘knowing’ and actually ‘doing’

17th November 2016

“It won’t happen to me. That sort of thing only happens to other people.” How many times have you heard...

Cogs as a symbol of a well-organised working system for successful program delivery

Eight questions to ask before you start a business-critical program – and one good answer to each

9th November 2016

Few things stir up executive emotions quite as much as how a company should organise to run a business-critical program. Mostly...

Prevention of further damage to a program

Slice months off your transformation program – tackle resistance

2nd November 2016

The most common reason companies have trouble responding to an obvious need for a game-changing program is a traditional reluctance...

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5 tips to improve the odds of business transformation program success

19th October 2016

Have you ever been in a situation when your business needs to execute a “must do” business transformation program? The...