Support the Implementation of Your Strategy

Identify the skills your strategy requires – and develop them with us

What research says about strategy implementation

Research shows that a large share of implementation efforts fail. Robin Speculand’s research measured strategy implementation success in terms of achieving strategic objectives — implementations where at least half of the objectives were met were considered successful. At this threshold, 48 % of strategies failed. When the threshold was raised to two-thirds success, the failure rate climbed to 85 %.

Why implementations fail?

According to Speculand, the top ten reasons strategy implementation fails are:

Poor communication about the strategy and how it will be executed
Lack of leadership in implementation
Unclear implementation actions
Employees don’t know the strategy, and it doesn’t get reinforced enough
Implementation challenges are underestimated
Insufficient tracking and measurement of implementation
Current ways of working create barriers and time constraints
Required skills are not developed adequately
New strategy and organizational culture do not align
Investments are insufficient

Strategy comes to life in everyday work

A strategy only becomes reality when it is put into practice — and that requires more than technical skills or plans. Successful strategy execution depends on a set of human capabilities and skills that help leaders and teams overcome the pitfalls of implementation.

Why Human Skills Have Such a Big Impact on Strategy Success

Adaptation to Change: Trust, openness, and psychological safety make learning and innovation possible.

Strategy Execution: Communication, interaction skills and empathy reduce resistance and increase commitment.

Sustainable Competitiveness: Human skills build resilient teams that differentiate the organization from competitors.

What about your strategy?

What Skills Do You Need?

What skills does your strategy demand? Are you developing these skills broadly across your organization?

Research identifies skill gaps as one of the reasons for failure of strategy implementation.

Is Your Strategy Visible?

Is your strategy visible in daily operations? Is it driving real change?

Research shows that every new strategy is, by definition, a change.

Do You Reinforce Your Strategy?

Is the strategy reinforced regularly throughout the organization?

Research shows strategy must be reinforced regularly.

Support strategy execution with our tutorials

Strategy is realized when employees have the required skills. We help develop those skills in three phases:

Assessment – Identify the soft skills your strategy requires — free and quick.
Development – Effective learning content tailored to your strategic goals.
Support – Ongoing tracking of learning and communication support so that new skills and the strategy are visible in everyday work.

Book a free assessment and quickly receive a recommendation of the skills to develop — completely free.

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How we support you

Competence

We identify and develop the soft skills your strategy needs.

Reinforcement

Regular highlighting and conversations help keep the strategy present in daily work.

Clarity

Learning activities help make direction and priorities visible.

Inclusion

Our approach encourages shared reflection — employees feel more involved and recognized.

LocalTapiola uses our tutorials to support its strategy

“We have clearly seen that learning soft skills directly moves us toward our strategic goals. Every training theme is linked to a strategic area, and the skills improve employees’ readiness to implement the strategy.” – Heidi Karhu, Group HRD Manager, LähiTapiola-ryhmä

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Academy of Brain muuttaa mielesi käyttäytymistieteelliseen tutkimukseen perustuvien valmennusten avulla. Verkkovalmennukset kehittävät tärkeimpiä työelämätaitoja, hyvinvointia ja itsensä johtamista. Opit palautumaan ja keskittymään sekä parannat vuorovaikutustaitoja, johtamista ja tapaa toimia määrätietoisesti paineen alla. Sisällöt keskittyvät psykologisten taitojen (soft skills) kehittämiseen. Tässä muutamia esimerkkejä sisällöistämme, jotka ovat kaikki palvelussa käytössäsi:

Hyvinvointi

Aikuisen unikoulu
Paranna palautumistaitoja
Käytännön mindfulnessia
Arjen mielenhallinta
Painonhallinnan psykologia

Itsensä johtaminen

Ajankäytön hallinta
Keskittymiskyvyn ABC
Muutos haltuun – Kehitä paineensietokykyä
Mindset

Esimiestaidot

Parempaa palautetta
Näin ratkaiset konfliktit
Valmentava johtaminen

Yhteistyötaidot

Läsnäoleva vuorovaikutus
Huipputiimi
Psykologinen turvallisuus
Digitaalinen vuorovaikutus ja virtuaalitiimit
Persoonallisuus työelämässä

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