In this article, Niels van Hove argues that while effective integrated FP&A can thrive in the right company culture, the FP&A process itself can influence and shape that culture. He calls for FP&A leaders to articulate goals that include clear expectations on behaviours. Doing so will not only improve effectiveness but also enable FP&A to play an active role in improving employee attitudes and satisfaction.
Niels Van Hove
Niels is a consultant, coach and author. He has 20+ years of experience in supply-chain and business planning and is accredited in coaching skills to help companies achieve behaviours that improve business performance.
He has published many articles on company culture, strategy and business planning and is also an author and publisher of children’s books. He is an advisory board member of the International Institute of Forecasting quarterly magazine; Foresight.
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The statistics reveal that 60%-90% of strategy implementations fail and only 14% of executives are satisfied with the execution of a strategy. This article introduces a framework to assess your company’s strategy execution readiness, in order to align leaders around how to bridge your strategy to execution gaps. It also provides a free strategy execution checklist to assess your readiness.