Leadership Pitfalls

The Top 10 Leadership Pitfalls revealed in a recent survey by Quality Digest:

• 35% - Past and habits
• 29% - Economic climate or budget
• 23% - Company culture
• 20% - Way they work together
• 18% - Senior management team
• 18% - Customers
• 14% - CEO/president lack of confidence
• 13% - Technology
• 11% - Middle management
• 9% - Reputation
• 7% - Human resource management or employees

BOTTOMLINE: Respondents also indicated that the most important things to ensure successful strategy execution include:

• Creating a clear strategy
• Adding a specific plan
• Communicating what the plan is
• Rewarding employees for following the plan
• Continuing employee communication

However, even when companies do the alignment process well, their past and culture can derail execution, as the alignment of people and strategy isn’t enough for long-term success.