The 4 Disciplines of Execution®
A simple, repeatable formula for executing your most important priorities
Every year, organizations spend more than $30 billion on strategy creation—and more than 80% of those strategies fail. FranklinCovey’s The 4 Disciplines of Execution® methodology provides the framework for organizations seeking to increase strategic execution by creating a culture of high performance
Establish a Clear Line of Sight to Your Wildly Important Goals®
It takes incredible discipline to execute a strategic goal in any organization. But it takes even more discipline
to do so again and again. Creating a culture of execution means embedding four basic disciplines into your
organization. Every level needs to institutionalize a common approach.
Discipline 1 : Focus on the Wildly Important
This is the discipline of focus. Exceptional execution starts with narrowing the focus—clearly identifying what must be done. Otherwise, nothing else you achieve really matters much.
Discipline 2 : Act on the Lead Measures
This is the discipline of leverage. 80% of your results will come from 20% of your activities; are you focusing on the right ones? Discipline 2 is based on the principle that not all actions are created equal. Identify and act on the activities with the highest leverage.
Discipline 3 : Keep a Compelling Scoreboard
This is the discipline of engagement. People and teams play differently when they are keeping score, and the right kind of scoreboards motivate the players to win.
Discipline 4 : Create a Cadence of Accountability
This is the discipline of accountability. Each team engages in a simple weekly process that highlights successes, analyzes failures, and course-corrects as necessary, creating the ultimate performance-management system.
The Process
The 4 Disciplines of Execution process begins with the three key areas. The outcome of each step will determine the best approach on the next step.
Design
- Apply The 4 Disciplines of Execution to align the organization behind the strategy.
- Choose the primary Wildly Important Goal (WIG®) and the fewest number of subordinate WIGs®
Build
- Build team scoreboards based on the team WIGs (virtual or physical).
- Team members learn how to make high-quality commitments.
- Learn how to run and begin holding weekly WIG meetings.
Optimize (Run)
This is the discipline of engagement. People and teams play differently when they are keeping score, and the right kind of scoreboards motivate the players to win.
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