Building a Capable Organization: The

8 Levers of Strategy Implementation

Gap between Formulation & Performance

63% of Financial
Performance only
95% of employees :
unaware
66% of corporate
strategy:
unimplemented
Formulationimplementationperformance cycle

Gap between Formulation & Performance

Top-Down
Management

Inadequate
down-the-line
leadership skills
& development

Unclear strategy
& conflicting
priorities

6 Silent
Killers
Poor coordination across
functions,
businesses, or
borders

Ineffective senior
management
team

Poor vertical
communication

Structural Skill Levers

Actions: Fostering cross-functional
integration & company collaboration

Programs: Instilling organizational learning

& continuous improvement learning

Systems: Installing Strategic Support

systems

Policies: Establishing strategy supportive

policies

Managerial Skill Levers

Interacting : exercising of strategic
leadership

Allocating : Understanding when and where

to allocate resources

Monitoring : Tying rewards to achievement

Organizing : Strategic shaping of corporate

culture

Conclusion
Balancing the Implementation
Levers