Advice for CEOs

Vision is so important for the CEO, but how do we translate vision into action? How do we make the vision come alive throughout the organization? It sounds like a difficult problem—translating abstract ideas into practical steps for people to follow every day. In fact, there are concrete, practical techniques you can use to translate ideas (including “visionary” ones) into reality. The following is the first in a 3- part series of articles that will address this problem.

Part 1 of this article discussed the importance of starting now to define your 2013 plan—focused on a few key priorities. I would like to now take up how to make regular reviews of actual results against the plan part of your company’s regular routine.

For many emerging growth company CEOs, immersed in daily crises, thinking strategically is often not a natural act.