One of the first books in the world to talk about world-class implementation in a digital world.
Reverse the historically high implementation failure rate by incorporating a new mindset and approach into your company.
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The book focuses in Part 1 on developing the implementation discipline mindset and in Part 2 on developing world-class implementation techniques.
Amazon Reviews
"Knowing what to do and doing it are two different things."
Part 1
Take the Right Actions
Strategy fails not because of bad strategy but more often because of bad implementation and yet leaders still spend more time focused on this strategy than the implementation. Part 1 focuses on understanding and developing the leadership disciplined mindset.
Strategy is about making the right choices.
Implementation is about taking the right actions.
Discover how to ensure all employees are taking the right actions. This section includes:
- A Guiding Compass
- An Action Orientated Canvas​
- The Structure to Articulate Your Digital Ambition
Implementation Compass™ Eight areas of execution
Implementation Canvas
Identifying the right actions
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Ticking Clock Model©
Transforming a company from traditional to digital
Learn what to avoid from the Xylog Transportation story and adopt Unusual Practices.
Part 2
Adopt the Implementation Compass for the How
Too often, leaders are left on their own to implement the strategy without the framework to guide them through the journey.
This section focuses on the eight areas of excellence for execution and provides the implementation problem, objectives and statements for each the eight areas.
This section it's structured on the Implementation Compass™ - a proven framework for success.
You discover for each of the 8 chapters required for excellence and execution, the implementation:​
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​​Problem Statement
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Chapter Objective
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Benefits:
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Tools and Techniques
You also discover:
- Usual Roadblocks
Common implementation challenges.
- Usual Suspects
The most common mistakes made told through the fictional story of ‘Xylogs Transportation and the Unusual Practices’.
- Unusual Practices
The hard-won insights and best practices gained from successful implementations.
Deliver World-Class Implementation
Adopt the frameworks and best practices to guide your organization.
Develop the implementation discipline mindset practice by top performing leaders.
Discover how to make sure and guide employees to take the right actions.
Learn from other organizations failures in the fictional Xzylog International story.
Embrace the numerous tools and techniques that support you to accelerate your implementation.
Endorsements
"Implement: Doing It Right in a Digital World masterfully guides leaders through the daunting challenges of transforming their organizations for the digital era. Robin equips leaders with an arsenal of tools, tips, and techniques essential for steering their companies toward unprecedented success. It will be indispensable for leaders seeking to navigate the complexities of digital transformation with confidence and create lasting impact for the success of their teams and organizations."
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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
Thinkers50 #1 executive coach; New York Times best-selling author of The Earned Life, Triggers, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There
"Implement offers a pragmatic approach that demystifies the complexities of change in our digital world.
Filled with proven frameworks and practical tools, Robin Speculand’s newest book provides a clear, actionable path to achieving your strategic objectives. A must-read guide for leaders to accelerate and succeed in digital transformation."
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Ron Kaufman
New York Times best-selling author of Uplifting Service
"Robin Speculand shows you the right combination of leadership competencies and management skills to succeed with major change programs. While each organization has its unique context, leaders need a compass to guide them through the complex process in a structured and pragmatic way. This is exactly what Implement provides—a great step to further enhance the practice of management for our time as Drucker defined it."
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Richard Straub
President, Global Peter Drucker Forum
"Organizational transformation is frequently overwhelming, frightening, and expensive; plus, very few organizations get it right. All too often, the seeds of a transformation’s failure can be found in the hows, not the whys. Robin Speculand’s Implement provides the how by offering canvases, tools, and frameworks for leaders. It is exactly the sort of self-guided tour into digital transformation that any managerial team will savor!"
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Bill Fischer
Professor emeritus, Innovation Management, IMD; senior lecturer, Sloan School of Management, MIT; member, Thinkers50 Hall of Fame
"Implement provides relevant visual tools and frameworks for supporting strategy implementation in the digital world, including the Strategy Implementation Canvas.
It’s an essential playbook for any leader involved in digital transformation."
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Yves Pigneur
Co-author, Business Model Canvas
"While many books out there develop digital strategies, this ‘doing it right’ book is unique in addressing implementation issues that often derail digital transformation projects. The frameworks provided are concise tools that enable executives to keep their focus on what matters for implementation and success in the digital world.”
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Serguei Netessine
Senior vice dean for Innovation and Global Initiatives, Dhirubhai Ambani; professor, Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and professor, Operations, Information and Decisions, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
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Tools and techniques
61
Doing-it-right tips
16
Experiments referenced
20+
Years of research
32+
Use cases
The Author
Robin Speculand
Robin Speculand is a recognized pioneer and expert in strategy and digital implementation. He is driven to transform strategy implementation by inspiring global leaders and board members to adopt a different mindset and approach. The founder of three companies, Robin is CEO of Bridges Business Consultancy Int and co-founder of the Strategy Implementation Institute and Digital Leadership Specialists.
A TEDx presenter and Thinkers50 nominee, he is a facilitator for IMD, NUS, Duke CE, and SMU and is consistently recognized as one of the Top 10 Global Management Gurus. As a best-selling author, he has written nine books, including World’s Best Bank: A Strategic Guide to Digital Transformation (sold over 25,000 copies and translated into six languages).
Strategy & Digital Implementation Specialist
Book Launch
It was a pleasure and delight to host the book launch of Implement in Singapore in July 2024.
Thanks to Piyush Gupta, DBS CEO, Emeritus Professor Annie Koh, and Ron Kaufman, world-leading customer service guru, for being part of the panel and to everyone who attended.
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