Insight.
Execution bottlenecks, bureaucracy, slow decisions, and unclear processes quietly destroy momentum. CEOs must actively identify and remove barriers that slow progress.
Speed is a leadership choice.
Key Strategies:
1. Identify recurring execution delays.
2. Simplify approval processes.
3. Clarify decision rights.
4. Reduce unnecessary controls.
5. Empower teams within clear boundaries.
CEO Leadership Actions.
- Challenge bureaucratic delays.
- Encourage faster decision-making.
- Remove obstacles to execution.
Actionable Tip.
Ask leaders to identify one process that can be simplified immediately.
Why This Matters?
Execution speed is a competitive advantage.
About the Author.
Ernest De-Graft Egyir, CEO advisor, Thought Leader, and Founding CEO of Chief Executives Network Ghana, convenes the Ghana CEO Summit and served on Ghana’s Economic Dialogue Planning Committee.
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