First, do you know your company’s goal?
Second, are your goals and the company’s aligned?
Sobering survey results on companies
...translated to a football team it means:
37
of staff are clear which goals their
% company wants to achieve
4 of 11 players know which goal post is their
own.
20
believe that their tasks are clearly
% aligned with the company goals
2 of 11 players know their position and
know exactly what they should do.
17
of employees believe that their firm
% fosters open communication
Only 2 of 11 players would try a new move in 90
minutes game.
13
have a collaborative and trusting working
% relationships with other departments or
groups
9 out of 11 players would compete against their
own team mates.
25
of executives and their incentives are
% clearly associated with the strategy
The coach would be indifferent in 3 of 4 games,
whether his team wins or not.
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Less than 1 hour per month is the
amount of time management spend on
aligning strategy and how to improve it
The team would have trained only 1 hour per
month together with their trainer.
Source: Syngroup, “The strategy execution process”