In Laura's new book, Execution IS the Strategy 

Stack believes a leader's biggest challenge isn't creating the strategy---it's executing the strategy. In today's world of rapid, disruptive change, strategy can't be separate from execution---it has to emerge from execution. You have to continually adjust your strategy to fit new realities. Laura Stack's book will show you how to quickly drive strategic initiatives and get great results from your team. Her L-E-A-D Formula™ outlines the Four Keys to Successful Execution:

L = Leverage: Are you strong enough as a leader, and do you have the right people and drivers in place to achieve your strategic priorities? If not, then you have a talent/resource issue. 

E = Environment: Do you have the organizational atmosphere, practices, and unwritten ground rules to allow your employees to easily support your strategic priorities? If not, you have a cultural/engagement issue. 

A = Alignment: Do your team members' daily activities move them toward the accomplishment of the organization's ultimate goals? If not, then you have a communication/productivity issue. 

D = Drive: Are your organization's leaders, teams, and employees nimble enough to move quickly once the first three keys are in place? If not, you have a speed/agility issue.

Pre-order Laura Stack's new book by March 2 for great bonuses!

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If you order Execution IS the Strategy directly from our website BEFORE March 3, 2014, you'll receive the following complimentary bonuses:

1.      An excerpt of the book with Table of Contents, Introduction, and Chapter 1 to whet your appetite.

2.      A one-year subscription to Laura Stack's Strategic Execution online video series for leaders. Each five-minute weekly video comes with a transcript and a "training blueprint" with key points, discussion questions, and an exercise to help you take the learning back to your team. These videos provide valuable discussion points for your staff meetings.

3.      A Leader Guide and a Discussion Guide to help you run a book club with your team. 

4.      A complimentary online assessment of the Execution Quotient from the book, which will help you discover which of 36 obstacles are preventing your team from getting things done.

5.      A link to download thousands of dollars in educational resources from the following authors: Joe Calloway, Liz Weber, Daniel Burrus, Kristin Arnold, Barry Banther, Dianna Booher, and Janelle Barlow.

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You must link strategic planning and goal setting, with everyone on the team having goals that support the plan and each other. Not only do all involved have to perform the day-to-day tactical tasks that drive the operation, they also have to work on the higher-level, strategic goals as well---the parts that will eventually become their daily work. Along the way, they must constantly assess whether the tasks they complete in the short term will get them where they need to go in the long term.

This chapter takes a closer look at the process in the context of metrics, and how they might apply to your organization. 

1. Plan your course. Once you've (a) achieved buy-in, (b) set goals, and (c) made efforts to align those goals with your organization's, you must decide how you and your team will get there, and what to do when you wander off-course. If the actual destination changes, be prepared to plot a new course.