Creating a great business culture is a popular topic these days and strategic planning has been a management staple for decades. But execution – actually accomplishing your business goals and serving your customers – is also a critical piece of business success.
Today’s guest coaches and trains companies to understand the value of culture and how to build and strengthen it to get better results.
James Mayhew, known as America’s Chief Culture Officer, returns to The Clarity Advisors Show and shares with host Ken Trupke how he helps his clients to execute better: helping them to communicate expectations, priorities and outcomes so everybody is aligned and engaged.
Timestamps
(01:30): Why the focus on execution?
(04:23): Problems connecting strategy to execution
(06:10): Importance of performance agreements between every team member and the manager
(08:27): Aligning with other operating systems such as EOS
(09:46): What makes James Mayhew’s framework unique
(12:34): What companies are learning about their ability to execute
(16:20): Lessons James Mayhew has learned from working with clients
(18:28): Developing and enhancing core values and structure
(21:20): Why companies are still having problems with core values
(25:22): Ranking strategy and execution, and how they fit together
(27:08): Introducing the “Competence Covered by Humility” podcast
(29:12): Contacting and connecting with James Mayhew
(30:03): The Thriving Culture Guide
Episode Quotes
“Execution is not intuitive.” (James Mayhew)
“Less than 10 percent of strategies that are effectively formulated are actually effectively executed.” (James Mayhew citing Forbes magazine)
“Execution happens not because we plan to execute. Execution actually happens because we manage to it.” (James Mayhew)
“Core Values are probably the most visible or the most powerful aspect of building a really high-end culture in a company. They cause you to think about how do we want to get things done here?” (James Mayhew)
“If we have really great culture and we have a great strategy, but we don’t know how to execute, we’re going to under-perform all day.” (James Mayhew)
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Connect with Coach James Mayhew
- Phone: 319-929-2604
- Email: coach@jamesmayhew.com
- JamesMayhew.com
- James Mayhew on LinkedIn
- James Maynew on YouTube
