Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win
When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done. What is the antidote to this? Ruthless Consistency.

According to Harvard Business Review, “most studies still show a 60-70% failure rate for organizational change projects—a statistic that has stayed constant from the 1970s to the present.” Drawing on his 20+ years of experience as a strategy and execution consultant specializing in midsize companies, Michael Canic helps committed leaders drive the odds in their favor. In Ruthless Consistency, he identifies the three surprising reasons most strategic change initiatives fail:

  • Leaders unwittingly send mixed messages that demotivate their people and undermine those initiatives.
  • Leaders focus on what they do instead of what their people experience.
  • Leaders are not as committed as they think they are or need to be.

The book then introduces an intuitive yet comprehensive model for success. Simply put, leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team—consistently—are leaders whose organizations win. Finally, it details each element of the model and offers ready-to-apply processes, practices, techniques, and tools to make it happen. It’s a must-read for every leader who wants to implement change successfully.

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    Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win
    When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done. What is the antidote to this? Ruthless Consistency.

    According to Harvard Business Review, “most studies still show a 60-70% failure rate for organizational change projects—a statistic that has stayed constant from the 1970s to the present.” Drawing on his 20+ years of experience as a strategy and execution consultant specializing in midsize companies, Michael Canic helps committed leaders drive the odds in their favor. In Ruthless Consistency, he identifies the three surprising reasons most strategic change initiatives fail:

    • Leaders unwittingly send mixed messages that demotivate their people and undermine those initiatives.
    • Leaders focus on what they do instead of what their people experience.
    • Leaders are not as committed as they think they are or need to be.

    The book then introduces an intuitive yet comprehensive model for success. Simply put, leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team—consistently—are leaders whose organizations win. Finally, it details each element of the model and offers ready-to-apply processes, practices, techniques, and tools to make it happen. It’s a must-read for every leader who wants to implement change successfully.

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      Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win

      Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win

      by Michael Canic
      Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win

      Ruthless Consistency: How Committed Leaders Execute Strategy, Implement Change, and Build Organizations That Win

      by Michael Canic

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      Overview

      When all is said and done, a lot more gets said than done. What is the antidote to this? Ruthless Consistency.

      According to Harvard Business Review, “most studies still show a 60-70% failure rate for organizational change projects—a statistic that has stayed constant from the 1970s to the present.” Drawing on his 20+ years of experience as a strategy and execution consultant specializing in midsize companies, Michael Canic helps committed leaders drive the odds in their favor. In Ruthless Consistency, he identifies the three surprising reasons most strategic change initiatives fail:

      • Leaders unwittingly send mixed messages that demotivate their people and undermine those initiatives.
      • Leaders focus on what they do instead of what their people experience.
      • Leaders are not as committed as they think they are or need to be.

      The book then introduces an intuitive yet comprehensive model for success. Simply put, leaders who develop the right focus, create the right environment, and build the right team—consistently—are leaders whose organizations win. Finally, it details each element of the model and offers ready-to-apply processes, practices, techniques, and tools to make it happen. It’s a must-read for every leader who wants to implement change successfully.


        Product Details

        ISBN-13: 9781260459814
        Publisher: McGraw Hill LLC
        Publication date: 09/01/2020
        Pages: 304
        Sales rank: 771,472
        Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.20(d)

        About the Author

        Michael Canic, PhD, is the president of Making Strategy Happen, which specializes in helping committed leaders of midsize companies turn ambition into strategy, and strategy into reality. Canic originated his strategy model while working as a corporate leader for FedEx, during which time his district became the most recognized in the Americas for service quality. A Certified Speaking Professional, he has delivered more than 600 presentations on ruthless consistency to audiences on four continents, many through Vistage Worldwide which, with over 23,000 members in 20 countries, is the world’s largest organization of CEOs, business owners, and key executives.

        Table of Contents

        Preface xi

        Introduction: When All Is Said and Done, a Lot More Gets Said Than Done 1

        Part I The Reality

        1 First Principle: What Matters More Than Anything You Do Is Everything You Do 7

        2 Second Principle: What You Do Is Not as Important as What Your People Experience 17

        3 Third Principle: You're Not as Committed as You Need to Be… Yet 25

        Part II The Right Focus

        4 Stop Strategic Planning 37

        5 Embrace the Joy of Pain 47

        6 Climb the Right Mountain 59

        7 Do Less, Use More Resources…No, Really 77

        8 Put the "Exec" in Execute 89

        Part III The Right Environment

        9 Everything Starts with Heads and Hearts 111

        10 Equip Them to Succeed, Not to Fail 123

        11 You're Not a Manager; You're a Coach 137

        12 Heroic Processes, Positive Policies, and the Space Between the Boxes 161

        13 The Value of Feeling Valued 173

        Part IV The Right Team

        14 Don't Just Recruit; Compete 187

        15 Hire for What You're Likely to Overlook 197

        16 Be Selective in How You Select 211

        Part V The Right Commitment

        17 The First Enemy You Must Defeat 227

        18 The Enemy That Grows Stronger by the Day 233

        19 The Enemy That Poses as a Friend 241

        20 There's Commitment; Then There's Commitment 247

        Reflections: In the End, it's You Versus You 253

        Acknowledgments 255

        Appendix 259

        Notes 261

        Index 267

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