The Strategic Acceleration approach is based on three pivotal concepts:
- Clarity: Understanding your targets clearly and the “why” behind reaching them (personally and professionally)
- Focus: Concentrating on what really matters, and filtering out what doesn’t
- Execution: Using effective communication (persuasion) to get things accomplished
It’s about developing a clear vision, outlining priorities and objectives, and tackling goals with a real sense of urgency and focus. Once understood and deployed, Strategic Acceleration will have a powerful, long-term positive influence on the results and success that so many people want.
CLARITY
When clarity is lost, or never achieved, it is almost impossible to generate the kind of focus necessary to establish a dynamic organization capable of acting swiftly and deftly on a daily basis. Clarity is achieved when we know where we are in relationship to where we want to go. The gap between the two is where focus must be applied.
The principle of clarity requires a specific clearness of mind that is unmistakable and evident to all. Clarity is achieved when ideas and concepts are clearly explained and presented internally and externally.
The requirements for clarity are specific with respect to three issues:
- Purpose – relates to the “why” of things
- Value – relates to the real benefits that can be acquired
- Objectives – relates to the premise that unless objectives are stated clearly and understood by all, the likelihood of achieving them is slim
FOCUS
There is a gap that must be crossed between current conditions and the ultimate vision. Focus is achieved when the critical success factors needed to propel us across the gap are identified and understood. Focus is the ability to keep those main things the main thing as we go.
If we do not have focus – if organizations do not grasp the main things required of them – then decision making becomes difficult, awkward and mushy. To cover up this cancer, bureaucracy grows and when bureaucracy is mature a culture of indecisiveness is born. At that point, focus becomes very difficult to achieve. Sometimes, only legitimate threats to survival of the enterprise can trigger the action needed to fix things.
The primary characteristic of an indecisive culture is excessive preparation. Excessive preparation involves endless planning sessions and meetings that serve little or no purpose except to provide an illusion of progress. An organization composed of people who are constantly “getting ready” to act is an organization that has been shackled by itself. It is not focused and is unable to act because of its indecisiveness. Strategic Speed is impossible in such an environment and results will rarely meet or surpass expectations.
EXECUTION
Clarity and focus provide your plan of “what” and “how,” but when it’s time to get things done, it’s all about actually “doing” it. This might sound simple, maybe even overly so, but this is where you’re going to spend most of your time. Approaching it well-prepared and with the right philosophy will make all the difference towards your success.
Using strong persuasion skills, you’ll be able to get support from others who can help you execute, and will undoubtedly benefit from your success. Being able to clearly and confidently state why your vision is authentic and important is the key to persuasion. From there, you’ll be well-aligned for production, or getting things done faster and more efficiently.
This will enable you to really stretch your paradigms and see where you can REALLY go, which will undoubtedly be far beyond what you thought you were capable of reaching!
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The Supa Group Team
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