By following these 6 points, your execution ability will definitely be excellent!

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The last edit to this post was made by Watcher Star on 2015-12-26 at 20:00. Let’s take a look at these three short workplace philosophy stories first: https://mmbiz.qlogo.cn/mmbiz/yqVAqoZvDibFmpaG1bHyLIFpk6h6SygXFJzuhicYczLicCQGGGkQlOJgoCgG2xypticsBibRGJ6q5Xn6GfrWicWpl4ZQ/0?wx_fmt=png. 1. Who will put a bell on the cat? A group of mice met to discuss how to deal with attacks from cats. A mouse considered clever suggested hanging a bell around the cat’s neck. In this way, when the cat walks, the bell will ring, and the mice that hear the sound can run away in time, right? Everyone agrees that this is a good idea. But who is going to put a bell on the cat? How can I get through? As soon as these questions were raised, the rats were speechless. Comment: A scientific and reasonable strategic plan is a prerequisite for implementation! If a strategy is detached from reality, it cannot be implemented at all. https://mmbiz.qlogo.cn/mmbiz/yqVAqoZvDibFmpaG1bHyLIFpk6h6SygXFJzuhicYczLicCQGGGkQlOJgoCgG2xypticsBibRGJ6q5Xn6GfrWicWpl4ZQ/0?wx_fmt=png02、A busy farmer: One morning, a farmer got up and told his wife that he was going to plow the fields. When he reached field number 40, he found that the plowing machine had no oil left ； I had originally planned to go fill up the tank right away, but then I remembered that there were three or four pigs at home that still needed feeding, so I headed back home instead ； Passing by the warehouse, he saw some potatoes nearby; remembering that they might be sprouting, he went back to the potato field ； On the way, passing by piles of wood, I remembered that we needed some firewood at home ； Just as he was about to go fetch wood, he saw a sick chicken lying on the ground... After going back and forth like this several times, this farmer spent the whole day from morning until sunset without filling up the oil tank, feeding the pigs, or plowing the fields... Clearly, in the end he didn’t get anything done. Comment: Proper goal setting, planning, and budgeting are the foundation for implementation. Effective time management is essential for improving execution efficiency. https://mmbiz.qlogo.cn/mmbiz/yqVAqoZvDibFmpaG1bHyLIFpk6h6SygXFJzuhicYczLicCQGGGkQlOJgoCgG2xypticsBibRGJ6q5Xn6GfrWicWpl4ZQ/0?wx_fmt=png03、The confusion over buying copy paper: The boss asks an employee to go buy some copy paper. The employee went and bought three sheets of copy paper. The boss shouted, \"Three sheets of copy paper? That’s not enough; I need at least three stacks.\" The employee went and bought three stacks of copy paper the next day. When the boss saw it, he called out again, \"Why did you buy a B5? I wanted an A4.\" A few days later, the employee brought back three stacks of A4 copy paper, and the boss scolded him: Why did it take you a week to get it? Employee replies: You didn’t say when you needed it. It was a trivial matter of buying copy paper; the employee made three trips, and the boss got angry three times. The boss will shake his head and sigh, saying that the employees’ execution is too poor! The employees will think to themselves that the boss is incompetent – unable to give clear instructions for tasks, and only makes his subordinates work in vain! Comment: To effectively improve execution, thorough communication is necessary first, in order to reach a common understanding regarding the achievement of the set goals. How to address the issue of poor execution in enterprises? Once the reasons for poor execution are understood, the solutions become clear: that is, it is necessary to ensure \"clear goals, feasible methods, good communication, reasonable processes, appropriate motivation, and effective evaluation.\" 1 Clear goals: For the sales business unit, having clear goals means setting specific targets. Accurately setting indicators and ensuring their implementation is the foundation for preparing budgets, formulating policies, and conducting performance evaluations; it is the most important aspect of sales management. 2 The method was effective: Yue Fei invented the hook-sickle spear and taught his soldiers to use it to hook the legs of horses, thereby defeating Jin Wushu’s cavalry. Without this viable method, even the most valiant Yue family troops might not be able to win. Since the task of the execution layer is to carry out actions, managers should provide them with specific methods for doing so. Developing a viable method requires the effective coordination of decision-making, support, and feedback. First and foremost, decisions cannot be made arbitrarily based on the leader’s wishes; instead, they need to be made after thorough consideration of market conditions ； Support can take the form of business guidance provided by senior employees to their subordinates, or it can be in the form of specialized internal or external training. It is important to note that for those at the execution level, teaching tools and methods is far more crucial than imparting ideas; motivational training does not lead to much growth in business performance, as solving problems relies more on methods rather than enthusiasm ； Any method has its shortcomings, and feedback from implementation helps to improve it further. 3 Good communication: A representative view is that to effectively improve execution, thorough communication is necessary first, in order to reach a common understanding regarding the achievement of the set goals. Otherwise, even the best decisions made at the higher levels can be distorted after being implemented at the middle and lower levels, with various cuts and adjustments made. If the direction of execution is wrong, there is only one consequence: you are not planning how to succeed, but rather how to fail. If there is anything that can help employees understand the direction for action better, it is good communication. Transferring decisions to employees at all levels, helping them understand the goals that need to be achieved, and gaining their support are the guarantees of success. During the execution process, communication becomes even more important. Assuming the executor encounters difficulties and is unable to communicate with his supervisor through convenient and quick channels, he has no choice but to solve the problems according to his own understanding and methods. As the saying goes, \"A small error can lead to a big mistake.\" The way in which those who carry out tasks handle problems may differ greatly from what the supervisors think, and it is inevitable that the execution will end up being flawed. How to communicate? How can communication be effective? The best approach is to ask questions one by one until the plan is fully understood and accepted by the executor. Before implementation, such communication needs to continue, so as to spread the leaders’ beliefs, behaviors, and communication styles throughout the organization. The behavioral standards and beliefs of senior leaders should serve as models for junior leaders to follow, ultimately leading the entire organization to adopt these standards and beliefs. 4. Reasonable processes: In most companies, the processes are fine in theory, but they prove to be unreasonable in practice. There are two unreasonable reasons: (1) laypeople managing experts ； (2) Asymmetry between responsibilities, rights, and interests. 5 Appropriate motivation: The so-called appropriate motivation entails three aspects: sufficient intensity, clear description, and proper fulfillment. The level of incentives must be competitive in the market, attractive to employees, and sustainable for the company. The description of the incentive should be concise and easy to understand, and it’s best to be illustrative. What matters now is that what the company says must be kept, as policy changes made by the company midway cannot affect the annual bonuses of sales staff. 6 For an effective assessment, three things are necessary: first, the assessment must truly serve as a guiding tool ； Second, avoid interference from human factors ； Third, penalty measures must be strictly enforced without any leniency. Viewpoint: Without execution capability, there is no competitiveness; without addressing execution issues, even the most beautiful blueprints remain nothing but illusions. Execution is a skill that every leader needs to master; it is also the essential path to building leadership authority. “30% strategy, 70% execution. ”For individuals, execution ability is part of leadership; for companies, it is the key to success or failure. ”Without execution, no matter how good the strategies and decisions are, they cannot be brought to fruition. Many companies face the problem of poor execution capabilities. The boss might complain about employees’ poor execution skills, but have you ever considered that in some cases, poor execution is a matter of ability? ； Poor overall execution in a company is a management issue! Your company’s performance is poor – what’s the problem? Do you know?