Strategic Organizational Alignment: Authority, Power, Results

Chris Crosby

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Business results, major change, project initiatives can be achieved more easily than imagined. Strategic Organizational Alignment shows you how and points out the reasons why most excuses businesses make for inadequate implementations are wrong. Through stories, illustrations, and step-by-step guides, Crosby shows you a simple, profound, and repeatable way to ensure your business aligns its employees and has a clear path to success. This book will help you to learn how to focus your workplace on the dynamics critical to achieving greater productivity.

What will you learn from this book

  1. Clarity of Vision: Successful organizational alignment often begins with a clear and compelling vision that is communicated throughout the organization.

  2. Leadership Alignment: Ensuring that leaders at all levels of the organization are aligned with the strategic objectives is crucial. This involves commitment and consistent communication.

  3. Cascading Goals: Aligning individual and team goals with the overall strategic goals helps create a sense of purpose and unity throughout the organization.

  4. Effective Communication: Open and transparent communication is key to ensuring that everyone understands the strategic direction and their role in achieving it.

  5. Culture Alignment: The organization's culture should be aligned with its strategic goals. This involves shaping values, behaviors, and norms that support the desired outcomes.

  6. Resource Allocation: Allocating resources in line with strategic priorities is essential. This includes budgeting, staffing, and other resources needed to execute the strategy.

  7. Performance Measurement: Establishing metrics and key performance indicators (KPIs) helps monitor progress and ensures that efforts are aligned with strategic objectives.

  8. Agile Adaptation: Organizations should be agile and adaptable, ready to adjust strategies and tactics as the external environment changes.

  9. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Silos can hinder alignment. Encouraging collaboration across different departments or functions ensures a holistic approach to achieving strategic goals.

  10. Continuous Improvement: Achieving and sustaining alignment is an ongoing process. Organizations should be committed to continuous improvement and learning from experiences.

Language English
ISBN-10 1631576607
ISBN-13 9781631576607
No of pages 266
Font Size Medium
Book Publisher Business Expert Press
Published Date 26 Dec 2016

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Author : Chris Crosby

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