Base Camp
Planning implementation at Base Camp
In the Strategy Jungle you gained a new strategic position and in the Monastery you elaborated a concept, but you have not yet won anything. Base Camp is now dedicated to finding the most effective implementation route for your strategy. The Scout will show you how gaps in strategy are best overcome, and how clever execution politics and skillful change management will lead to your strategy becoming reality.
✦ Choose stations by using the mouse.
Is your organisation experienced at strategic and transformational changes of direction, or is this the first time it is engaging in strategic change and implementation?
Change know-how will become more and more important and lead to real competitive advantages in the future. Companies that lead the way in adapting to change and new markets will enjoy many benefits from this – enhanced skills, products, innovation, added value and better collaboration within the company.
Of the five stations that constitute Base Camp, "politics" is of central importance. Not only the implementation and execution of strategies but also successful management depend to a large degree on politics.
The POM model – Politics, Organisation, Management – and its framework consisting of the strategy gap, implementation climate and change know-how, determines the political choices made and the methods used.
Having defined strategy gap, implementation climate and change know-how, planning the route is next. Which route should be taken to climb the Mountain of Implementation, in other words, how should transformation take place? At this stage it is necessary to establish the order of implementation, the time frame, methods and tools as well as any specialist knowledge or tactical and socio-emotional levers that can be used.
The strategy gap is the gap or distance between your current situation and the situation you conceived with the models developed in the Monastery of Reflection. The latter situation is necessary to reach your desired strategic position. In order to define the gap, it is now necessary to look closely at the current situation of your business from an operative and tactical point of view.
If you would like one of our experienced Strategy Scouts to accompany you from the CAMP up to and including Base Camp, please take advantage of our SMART STRATEGIZING OFFER.
Richard Lutz
“When it comes to execution weaknesses, Matthias Kolbusa identifies the core issues. His ‘prescriptions’ may be challenging at times, but they are always effective.”
Prof. Dr. Carsten Intra
“The ProgressMaker approach consistently steers the entire team toward a stronger focus on results and progress.”
Dr. Volker Hentschel
“Good strategies are one thing; consistent implementation management another. Anyone who wants to achieve excellence in both and drive topics forward even faster will find a valuable partner in Matthias Kolbusa.”
Dr. Carsten Sührig
“Kolbusa has the methodological skills and empathy to create an atmosphere that pragmatically but stringently helps teams set their own goals and consistently implement them.”
Michael Kundel
“Kolbusa brings extreme clarity and structure to challenging projects and has a talent for combining them with a momentum that is characterized by the highly productive cooperation of all the participants.”
Dr. Leonhard Birnbaum
“Time and again Matthias Kolbusa manages to put complex management issues in a nutshell.”
Prof. Dr. Burkhard Schwenker
“Real success lies beyond the mainstream. Matthias Kolbusa shows how to find it.”
Heike Niehues
“Kolbusa brings an incredible clarity through his direct, challenging and sometimes relentless, but always positive and motivating view, which leads to great bursts of energy and inspiration in management teams. Super and very helpful, especially for time-critical, uncomfortable or even complex topics.”
Carsten Evers
“I don’t know what is most important when working with Kolbusa – his methodological competence, his tenacity in continuously insisting that you maintain a focus on the joint goal, or his ability to win over all the different players and keep everything down to earth.”
Dr. Jörg Ritter
“It is amazing how Mr. Kolbusa makes complexities manageable and discussable. This is the way to generate true management commitment.”
Secrets of Execution®
- In the final instance only one thing counts: Results!
- Use the Secrets of EXECUTION® to achieve your successful implementation.
