Johnny Black is the Director of EpicIT Pty Ltd where he works with leaders to facilitate the journey from strategy to measurable performance. He is a registered psychologist with experience in business development specializing in Strategy, Leadership, Organizational Development, and Performance Management. Residing on a small farm in the KZN Midlands, Johnny has helped a wide range of clients ranging from large corporations to small family-owned businesses. He is passionate about helping organizations and leaders translate their strategy into execution.

Johnny joins me today to discuss how to lead through leaders and take the journey from strategy development to creating measurable, sustainable leadership performance. We discuss why Johnny believes its more important for organizations to focus on lead metrics over lag metrics and how they impact the overall health and sustainability of your company. We explain the four disciplines of execution and why your strategy should be concise yet informative. We also discuss some of the common challenges many organization leaders face when developing a sustainable strategy, why many businesses often fail to meet their strategic goals, and why a top-down approach to measuring leadership performance can be ineffective.

“It’s not about building a great strategy. It’s about how do you take that strategy, filter it down, get everyone focused on it, and deliver on that strategy.” - Johnny Black

This week on Engage Relate Perform:

● The connection between leadership development and building a sustainable business

● Focusing on lead measures vs lag measures

● The four disciplines of execution

● How many strategic objectives should your strategy have

● How to measure your strategy’s success

● The biggest challenge many leaders face when developing a sustainable strategy

● Why a ‘top down’ approach to leadership may be ineffective when measuring a leader’s performance

● Understanding accountability performance and how to build a system around it

● Where leadership ‘fits into’ good strategic planning and execution

● The necessary narratives that Johnny believes leaders of the 21st century should focus on

Resources Mentioned:

● Book: Closing the Execution Gap by Richard Lepsinger

● Book: Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done by Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan

Connect with Johnny Black:

● EpicIT Pty Ltd

● EpicIT Pty Ltd on LinkedIn

● EpicIT Pty Ltd on Facebook

● Johnny Black on LinkedIn

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