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The Accountability Guy®
These two words are often used interchangeably in many organisations and business articles and books. However, they have two very different connotations, especially in terms of strategy.
If a strategy is implemented then it implies that it was not in the business previously, i.e. either the business didn’t have a strategy or this is a new strategy. Also, it means that there will be a ‘start date’ and ‘end date of the implementation. That is at some point it will be in and working.
Implementing a strategy also often means that there is an implementation team. So, I may or may not be involved. If I am not included in the implementation, then I wait for the team to come and tell me when it is ready.
A strategy is not a fixed item; it ebbs and flows and reacts to multiple influences. I would argue that it can never be ‘fully implemented’. Especially when many businesses ‘redo’ their strategy every year. At either calendar or financial year-end, the company gathers the leaders, and they have their strategic planning session where they design the plan and then spend X amount of time implementing it.
I feel the term implementation is better suited to change management or new IT / operating systems.
Execution, on the other hand, implies task level actions. There are several opportunities every day or every hour for an employee to execute.
If I hark back to my younger days playing competitive sport, the coach spoke endlessly about execution, rarely about implementation. Our strategy was pure in that it focused on our competitive advantage, how we could maximise the opportunities where we had the power and minimise the times when we didn’t.
We would train and practice set plays and motion plays where it all came down to how well we executed. Not just the person was scoring but everyone, every cut, every screen, every bit of spacing, every pass. In my better teams, everyone knew what we were trying to achieve across the season, during this game, in this quarter and in this play. Importantly they knew what they needed to do to move the ball up the floor and into the basket – a bit like knowing what to do to move the business forward.
Clearly, this knowledge of what to do relates directly to the communication the players have received from me the coach. When this communication is great, and the practice is good, all I had to do was call the play, and the players on the floor would run it, execute and score or get a stop.
Where I would need to call a time out and redraw the play is generally because we are not performing correctly or missing the opportunities.
DELIVERING WHAT YOU PROMISE
and getting your team to do the same
Do you meet the obligations, promises, goals and commitments made to yourself and to others?
The American Society of Training and Development (ASTD) did a study in 2010 on accountability and found out that the probability of completing a goal is:
After reading this, how likely are you to achieve your; goals, promises, obligations and commitments alone?
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In the fields of leadership, personal development, and responsibility, Darren Finkelstein, popularly known as The Accountability Guy®, is a shining star. His story is one of perseverance, self-reinvention, and the deep metamorphosis he has attained by elevating responsibility to the status of superpower.
Darren has carved up a remarkable career for himself as a dynamic author and speaker, international accountability coach, advisor, mentor, and mentor that cuts across borders and industries. His influence extends beyond New Zealand and Australia to the many cultural contexts of Europe, Asia, Latin America, the United States, and the United Kingdom.
Darren has emerged as a key figure in the lives of high-achieving individuals and teams thanks to his creative coaching courses, which help them reach their objectives and realize their full potential. Darren’s bestselling book “The Accountability Advantage – Play your best game,” which establishes the foundation for his lessons, is at the center of his methodology. As interest in his next book, ‘NO’-Building a life of choice without obligation,” which is due out later this year, grows, Darren never stops inspiring and encouraging people with his distinct perspectives on accountability.
Darren uses a simple but effective method: Get Clarity on what needs to be done first, Get Started on what needs to be done next, and Get Sh*t Done by knowing what needs to be done more of. Under Darren’s leadership, this strategy has helped innumerable people and groups burst their objectives like glass piñatas, unleashing their aspirations and utilizing the accountability superpower.
As Apple Australia’s Manager of Commercial Markets during the ground-breaking Steve Jobs era, Darren made a substantial contribution to the company’s history. Afterwards, before beginning his coaching and mentoring career, Darren and his business partner successfully sold and exited their lifestyle companies. Darren’s depth as a coach is enhanced by his rich background, which combines technological understanding with innovative accountability techniques.
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