What does a CEO care about when Leading Scaling Agility?
In my conversations with a few CEOs, Balancing Performance and Transformation is #1 for almost everyone!
Then we have a few more factors:
Business outcomes: A CEO's primary concern is the business's success. Scaling Agility is seen as a means to an end, with the end goal being improved business outcomes, such as increased revenue, market share, and profitability.
Customer satisfaction: A CEO is focused on meeting the needs and expectations of customers, and scaling Agility is seen as a way to improve customer satisfaction by delivering high-quality products and services more quickly and effectively.
Speed to market: A CEO is concerned with quickly getting products and services to market to gain a competitive advantage. Scaling Agility can help speed up product and service delivery, making the company more responsive to changing market conditions.
Employee engagement: A CEO understands that engaged employees are more productive and innovative and can better drive the company's success. Scaling Agility can help to increase employee engagement by giving employees more autonomy and ownership over their work.
Risk management: A CEO manages risk and ensures the company's long-term viability. Scaling Agility can help to mitigate risk by allowing the company to be more adaptive and responsive to changing market conditions.
Operational efficiency: A CEO optimizes the company's operations to improve efficiency and reduce costs. Scaling Agility can help to improve operational efficiency by streamlining processes and eliminating waste.
The successful implementation of scaling Agility requires the commitment of senior leadership, including the CEO, to support the necessary cultural and process changes. In some cases, scaling Agility may require significant time and resources. In addition, the company may need to shift its focus away from other priorities in the short term.
Balancing the investment in short-term and long-term priorities is a great way to introduce the topic of Scaling Agility. For more personal stories and a confidential conversation, please get in touch with me via DM or email at siraj@visiontemenos.com
