Great leaders do not try to eliminate these gaps through micromanagement or more detailed planning. Instead, they close them by granting autonomy and creating clarity. 🎯 Closing the Knowledge Gap with "Intent"
Give teams the freedom to make local decisions within the boundaries of that intent. Encourage ownership rather than blind obedience. 🔄 Closing the Effects Gap with "Agility" The art of action: how leaders close the gaps b...
Communication is imperfect. What a leader says is rarely exactly what the team hears or understands. 3. The Effects Gap Great leaders do not try to eliminate these
The Art of Action: How Leaders Close the Gaps Between Strategy and Execution 💡 Encourage ownership rather than blind obedience
Closing the execution gap is not about exerting more control. It is about creating a highly aligned organization where leaders provide clear intent, and teams are given the autonomy to figure out how to achieve it.
Many organizations craft brilliant strategies only to watch them fail during implementation. In his seminal work The Art of Action , business advocate Stephen Bungay explores why this happens. He identifies three distinct "gaps" that prevent organizations from turning plans into results and provides a framework for how leaders can close them. 💥 The 3 Gaps of Execution