Value Traps and Their Symptoms
Recognizing the inter-relationships and key supportive nature of the intersections, or value traps, between Strategy, Process and Organization is fundamental to achieving the full potential of any change or improvement effort. Once identified, how those value traps are resolved is the key to insuring lasting and sustainable improvement. It's what defines the KMC difference.
A sound strategy must be supported by well-defined processes.
Symptoms:- Strategy as a binder
- Misaligned initiatives
- Inefficiencies / waste
- Insufficient customer / competitor understanding
Strategy is only effective when the people are supported and enabled to implement it.
Symptoms:- Slow decision making
- Siloed communication
- Lack of accountability
- Inconsistent leadership behavior
Processes are only as good as the skills and competencies of the people who must execute them.
Symptoms:- Wrong people in the wrong jobs
- Learning on the fly
- Slow adoption of change
- Talent pipeline / development gaps
