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White Papers / Articles
Organizational Gravity: Three Steps to Foster Continuous Improvement, Defy Obsolescence and Take Flight - An article discussing continuous improvement planning within an organization.
Executive Coaching and Debriefing for Corporate Leadership Development Programs - An article discussing successful corporate leadership development.
The Red Team: A Simple But Effective Method to Improve Mission Planning - An article discussing a proven tactical planning process.
Thirteen Elements of Effective Planning - An article providing a list of effective planning techniques to ensure successful project execution.
Effects-Based Thinking Part III - An article discussing how adaptive leadership propels planned effects in complex systems.
Effects-Based Thinking: Part II - An article about continuing the EBT discussion within organizations.
Strategic Planning and Effects-Based Thinking: Part 1 - An article about how to implement effects-based thinking in corporate organizations.
Complexity: The Execution Challenge You Don't See - An article about strategic planning issues faced by management consulting firms.
Project Execution through Successful Leadership: How to Lead Like a Fighter Pilot - An article about the value of leadership in successfully completing a project.
Checklists – Building Teams in Complex Environments - An article about the value of an operations checklist as part of an effective team building strategy.
Execution Rhythm Encourages Effective Business Communication - An article about the effect of execution rhythm on business communication practices.
Execute Rhythm in Six Steps with an Easy-to-Implement Strategic Planning Process - An article about completing a mission using flawless execution methods.
Flawless Execution: Bridging the Continuous Improvement Gap - An article discussing the most effective continuous improvement methods.
More Than a “To-Do List”: Build Teamwork, Improve Execution with a Project Checklist - An article about project checklists as a means of effective team building.
Jim Collins invoked the metaphor of a Fox and a Hedgehog in his popular book Good To Great. Collins says that great companies must be hedgehogs; they must focus upon what they do best, what they are passionate about, and know how to make money doing it. But, in this new uncertain and volatile economy, is that enough? This paper explores how Flawless Execution rapidly adapts to change.
