“Research by Neilson, Martin, and Powers shows that execution exemplars focus their efforts on two levers far more powerful than structural change: • Clarifying decision rights—for instance, specifying who “owns” each decision and who must provide input • Ensuring information… — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
“Every one strengthens one or more of the building blocks executives can use to improve their strategy-execution capability: clarifying decision rights, improving information, establishing… — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
“As long as companies continue to attack their execution problems primarily or solely with structural or motivational initiatives, they will continue to fail. As… — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
“Rational decisions are necessarily bounded by the information available to employees. If managers don’t understand what it will cost to capture an incremental dollar… — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
“Research by Neilson, Martin, and Powers shows that execution exemplars focus their efforts on two levers far more powerful than structural change: • Clarifying… — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
“The four building blocks that managers can use to improve strategy execution—decision rights, information, structure, and motivators—are inextricably linked.” — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
“When decisions were finally made, they had generally been vetted by so many parties that no one person could be held accountable.” — Gary L. Neilson Copy Share Image
