Strategie = Executie
Why proven methods are preferred in strategy execution
How do you know which approach to choose for a new initiative? There is nothing wrong with common sense, but specialist methods lead much faster to real breakthroughs, innovation and a strengthening of distinctiveness. Using proven methods and expertise simply saves time
Every issue requires the right specialist method. You don’t put a plaster on a broken arm. An issue about operational excellence in the supply chain simply requires a different approach, with different specialist knowledge, than a sales effectiveness issue.
You can purchase expertise from advisors, but that does not absolve you of the obligation to have basic methodologies and specialist knowledge of the most common issues in-house. The Business Model Canvas by Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Peigneur offers a format of a very practical and successful method for innovating business models. But of course there is more expertise that you need to master these days. Think of the Lean Startup Method of Eric Ries and the Change by Design thinking of Tom Brown and others.
16 meaningful timeless models for strategy analysis and determination here
The 10 principles of five common issues here
1. The 10 main principles governing sales
2. The 10 principles of Lean
3. The 10 Principles of Post-Merger Integration and Holding Synergy
4. The 10 principles of Agile structure and governance (S&G)
Remember that a methodology or tool is a means, not an end. If all goes well, methods and tools contain specialist and proven knowledge and experience. Think carefully about what you choose and why, and even which combinations you choose. Professionals can seriously disagree about the pros and cons of the Lean Startup Method versus Change by Design thinking. The proponents of the Lean Startup Method emphasize that there is no better way of innovating than with guidance based on so-called religious assumptions, ‘the leaps of faith’. This creates a prototype, which is further developed from there through validated learning, with short cycles of iterations on the prototype determined by direct customer feedback. The proponents of design thinking will emphasize that such a clinical system misses real breakthroughs and creative solutions. Imagination, unlike knowledge, is not limited and gives room for progress and evolution, is their contention. Perhaps it is smartest to combine the two methods.
Your own innovative power and originality must be leading. But these should be helped along by an analysis of other innovations. Every organization should know its way around new business and revenue models, in its own sector and beyond. In Strategy = Execution I have included a complete sample of more than fifty examples of important innovations.
You can also fall back on analysis methods and skills in this phase. They help you work quickly and effectively, according to the credo ‘thoroughly where necessary, practical and fast where possible’. Because analyzes for the sake of analyzes are pointless. Sensitivity analysis 13c variant 2 adds nothing compared to number 4 and only leads to paralysis and cramping.
In Figure 1, with an overview of the types of issues, insights and analyzes and methodologies, I have collected examples of common analyses. Avoid false accuracy and analyze the soft side integrally with a hard analysis. You can also use the SECA.NU tool, which highlights the execution ability on the soft side.
Strategy = Execution. Improve, Renew and Innovate Faster
How can organizations make strategy execution their number one priority? And improve, renew and innovate faster? This I describe in my book Strategy = Execution. Strategy = execution is based on the research that Turner started years ago into the success factors of strategy execution and innovation. We interviewed 60 directors and professionals and analyzed more than 75 cases, 300 relevant books and articles.
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ROCvA-F
How do you drive progress in digitalisation within a decentralised education organisation? At ROCvA-F, a smart approach involving a ‘0.7 version’ led to greater clarity, support and acceleration.
HAN renews portfolio management
HAN is working on a new portfolio revenue strategy for education and research. A strategy with an eye for financial and social returns. Turner supports the development of an assessment framework and guiding statements, which form the basis for execution. Result: sharper choices, room for innovation and more connection to regional issues.
NWB
The Dutch Water Authority Bank (NWB Bank) approached Turner with a specific request: help us become better at change so that we can handle it ourselves in the future. Onno Zwaagstra, along with Martijn Suiker, Turner’s Financial Services Advisor, drafted the plan. They assisted client Bas van Eenige of NWB Bank in its implementation. Now, a year later, there is a department managing the bank’s change portfolio that everyone at NWB Bank is enthusiastic about. The breakthrough in execution came with the choice of a simple and clearly formulated plan: ‘Setting policies without people understanding the necessity is not sustainable.’
Faculty of a university college
Breakthrough: Check-in of improvement teams within the programs. To address the disappointing educational outcomes of the faculty, several improvement teams within the programs initiated a check-in with the involved teaching teams.
EOC Reviewed Both Strategy and Execution
At maritime insurer EOC, there is certainly no lack of professional expertise. Yet the Board of Directors decided to take a critical look at their strategy. Ferdy Hoekman, who leads the mutual insurer together with Martin Visser, challenged Turner to scrutinize the company’s direction. Turner consultant Yanick Mollema organized a series of inspiration sessions with experts from a variety of fields.
Food company. Team and plan in one go, with significant depth
Breakthrough: At the food company involved, the Top-70 was activated with this building block. Going through tough times together forges a special bond.
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Why Vocational Education Is Essential for Lifelong Learning
The crisis in the labor market shows that there is something fundamentally wrong with the way we educate, retrain, and provide continuing education for people in the Netherlands. Vocational schools (MBO) are indispensable if we want to solve this problem.
Financial Institutions and the Green Deal
Banks, insurers, and pension funds will face new ESG requirements in 2024. What can financial institutions do? Frits Korthals Altes says that companies should already be incorporating these data-intensive reporting processes into the development of new, green products.
Making LLO Work: From Ambition to Reality
From Strategy to Implementation: How to Make Lifelong Learning (LLL) a True Priority. Lifelong Learning (LLL) is on virtually every strategic education agenda, but it often gets bogged down in good intentions without actual implementation. Without administrative decisions, resources, and a clear mandate, it remains nothing more than an ambition. In this article, we show how institutions can make LLO a reality: through focus, Ownership, and clear decisions. Including lessons from real-world experience.
Effort and Effect. Knowledge Through Measurement
With the Minimum Viable Product (MVP) in the first execution wave, we can harvest the benefits of a new initiative for the first time. Measurement is crucial in this phase: after all, we want to know what’s working.
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Turner is committed to making its impact available to more clients, markets, and sectors. To achieve this, Turner follows a growth strategy, both autonomously and through participations, aimed at expanding its service portfolio into new markets and areas of expertise. As part of this strategy, Turner has recently acquired a majority stake in Birch, a research and consultancy firm. With this step, Turner enhances its service offering and strengthens its position in strategy execution and data intelligence.