Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win
- 3h 10m
- Michael Canic
- McGraw-Hill
- 2021
When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done. What is the antidote to this? Ruthless Consistency.
According to Harvard Business Review, “most studies still show a 60-70% failure rate for organizational change projects―a statistic that has stayed constant from the 1970s to the present.” Drawing on his 20+ years of experience as a strategy and execution consultant specializing in midsize companies, Michael Canic helps committed leaders drive the odds in their favor. In Ruthless Consistency, he identifies the three surprising reasons most strategic change initiatives fail:
- Leaders unwittingly send mixed messages that demotivate their people and undermine those initiatives.
- Leaders focus on what they do instead of what their people experience.
- Leaders are not as committed as they think they are or need to be
The book then introduces an intuitive yet comprehensive model for success. Simply put, leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team―consistently―are leaders whose organizations win. Finally, it details each element of the model and offers ready-to-apply processes, practices, techniques, and tools to make it happen. It’s a must-read for every leader who wants to implement change successfully.
About the Author
Michael Canic, PhD, is the president of Making Strategy Happen, which specializes in helping committed leaders of midsize companies turn ambition into strategy, and strategy into reality. Canic originated his strategy model while working as a corporate leader for FedEx, during which time his district became the most recognized in the Americas for service quality. A Certified Speaking Professional, he has delivered more than 600 presentations on ruthless consistency to audiences on four continents, many through Vistage Worldwide which, with over 23,000 members in 20 countries, is the world’s largest organization of CEOs, business owners, and key executives.
In this Book
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First Principle: What Matters More Than Anything You do is Everything You Do
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Second Principle: What You do is not as Important as What Your People Experience
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Third Principle: You're not as Committed as You Need to Be . . . Yet
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Stop Strategic Planning
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Embrace the Joy of Pain
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Climb the Right Mountain
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Do Less, Use More Resources . . . No, Really
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Put the "Exec" in Execute
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Everything Starts with Heads and Hearts
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Equip them to Succeed, Not to Fail
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You're not a Manager; You're a Coach
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Heroic Processes, Positive Policies, and the Space Between the Boxes
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The Value of Feeling Valued
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Don't Just Recruit; Compete
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Hire for What You're Likely to Overlook
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Be Selective in How You Select
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The First Enemy You must Defeat
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The Enemy That Grows Stronger by the Day
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The Enemy That Poses as a Friend
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There's Commitment; Then There's Commitment
