Whether an incoming CFO is charged with improving performance or a sitting finance chief is trying to transform the organization, execution risk looms large. Consider, for example, the risks involved in changing an organization’s business model, expanding globally or even in getting projects that are off the rails back on track. There are three primary drivers of execution risk—availability of critical resources, stakeholder commitment and alignment, and emotional/social resistance—and solving for them begins by understanding their root causes. Learn 12 issues leaders should consider addressing to help deliver successful change initiatives.

Source: Wall Street Journal July 19, 2017 04:11 UTC