Achieving Success through Congruence

The fact is that the strategic plans of most companies don’t work. A key reason is that little time, if any, is spent harmonizing the facts of the external environment, the financial targets that are set and the internal capabilities of the business so that these discrete activities work together.

The successful company practices congruence through out the organization from inspiration to implementation to evaluation. Leaders at all levels scan the external environment for trends and anomalies that inspire new ideas. They engage diverse participants in defining the new ideas, assessing the significance the ideas have for the company, describing the goals and benchmarks and determining the probabilities for success. Lining up vision, goals and objectives, internal processes, and expected behaviors through systematic and continuous analysis and evaluation creates a congruence of decision making and effort that translates to maximum return on the investment.

How congruent is your vision with current and projected business environments?
How congruent are the behaviors of your company and employees with your vision statement?

See article summary, Systems Analysis, for questions to ask yourself.

-Darby Giannone, PhD