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Agenda

The Execution Challenge

The 4 Disciplines of Execution
Q&A
Next Steps

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The Execution Challenge

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Strategy + Execution = Success

70% of strategic failures come from

poor execution its rarely for lack of
smarts or vision.
Ram Charan

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The Whirlwind

(IT ACTS ON YOU) (YOU ACT ON IT)

Agenda
W.I.G.s Wildly
Important
Tasks / Execution
Goals Activities Challenge
Execution
3. What % models this
_______________ Who? ____________
behavior?
_______________ What % need to, in
What Different? order for you to
_______________
achieve your WIG?

__________________

1. What is one of the

__________________
_____% _____% _____%
most important __________________
strategic goals of your Model Not Yet Never
__________________
college or
department? __________________ 4. What is the impact of
2. Is there a group of achieving the WIG?
Achieved by Fall
2016 people that have to learn Influence
something new or do Credibility

something differently, in
order for you to be
Funding
Cost Savings
Morale Engagement
Enrollment
?
successful? Retention / Completion
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Research
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The 4 Disciplines

1. Focus on the Wildly Important

2. Act on the Lead Measures

3. Keep a Compelling Scoreboard

4. Create a Cadence of Accountability

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Alamo Colleges WIG

Increase Degrees and Certificates

earned by students
from 6,300 to 7,000
by August 2015

What kind of impact has The

4 Disciplines of Execution had
on your Colleges?

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Alamo Colleges WIG & Sub-WIGs

Increase Degrees and Certificates

Actual
earned by students
Performance from 6,300 to 7,000
7,319 by August by August 2015
2014
UPDATED WIG:
from 6,300 to
8,000 by August
2015

Increase student full-time (FTIC) Increase student Course-Based

Fall-to-Fall Persistence Rate Success Rate
from 60% (11/12) to 67% (14/15) from 77% to 80%
by August 2015 by January 2015

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 Principle:
There are always going to be more good
ideas than there is capacity to execute.
Alamo Colleges WIG

Increase Degrees and Certificates

earned by students
from 6,300 to 7,000
by August 2015
Alamo Colleges WIG & Sub-WIGs

Increase Degrees and Certificates

earned by students
from 6,300 to 7,000
by August 2015

Increase student full-time (FTIC) Increase student Course-Based

Fall-to-Fall Persistence Rate Success Rate
from 60% (11/12) to 67% (14/15) from 77% to 80%
by August 2015 by January 2015

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 Discipline 1: Focus on the Wildly Important

Rules for Discipline 1

1. A WIG must have a GAP (X to Y by When)

2. The sub-WIGS HAVE to assure the WIG

3. You can Veto, but dont Dictate

4. No more than 1-2 WIGS per team

Discipline 2: Act On The Lead Measures

LAG MEASURE LEAD MEASURE

PREDICTIVE: Measures
behavior that leads to the WIG
Measures the WIG
INFLUENCEABLE: Something
WIG we can influence

Calories in (Diet)
Weight Diet
Calories out (Exercise)

Increase profit
Compliance with 8 key
# of Recordables through decreased
injury safety standards

Decrease scrap Job setup according to

Reject Rate due to quality standard
rejections
Discipline 2: Act on the Lead Measures

Predictive
Increase Course- and
based Success
Rate from 77% to Influenceable
80% by January
2015
Increase
Degrees from Lag Measure
6.300 to 8,000 by
August 2015
Increase Student Contact 90% of
Lag Measure Persistence from At-Risk Students
60% to 67% by bi-weekly in all
August 2015 Courses

Lag Measure Lead Measure

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Discipline 3: Keep a Compelling Scoreboard

Increase Course-
based Success
Rate from 77% to
80% by January
2015
Increase
Degrees from Lag Measure
6.300 to 8,000 by
August 2015
Increase Student Contact 90% of
Lag Measure Persistence from At-Risk Students
60% to 67% by bi-weekly in all
August 2015 Courses

Lag Measure Lead Measure

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Discipline 3: Keep a Compelling Scoreboard

Increase Course-
based Success
Rate from 77% to
80% by January
2015
Increase
Degrees from Lag Measure
6.300 to 8,000 by
August 2015 Increase Contact students
IncreasePersistence
Student Contact 90% of
Lag Measure Persistence from At-Risk Students
60% to 69%
65% 67% by bi-weekly in all
August 2015 Courses

Lag Measure Lead Measure

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Discipline 3: Keep a Compelling Scoreboard

Rules for Discipline 3

1. Keep a simple PLAYERS scoreboard

2. Scoreboard visible to the players

3. Track LEAD and LAG measures

4. Tell us immediately if we are winning or losing

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Discipline 4: Create a Cadence of Accountability

Increase Course-
based Success
Rate from 77% to
80% by January
2015
Increase
Degrees from Lag Measure
6.300 to 8,000 by
August 2015 Increase Contact students
IncreasePersistence
Student Contact 90% of Identify 3
Lag Measure Persistence from At-Risk Students students that
60% to 69%
65% 67% by bi-weekly in all do not have
August 2015 Courses their IMs
Lag Measure Lead Measure Weekly
Commitment

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Discipline 4: Create a Cadence of Accountability

Increase Course-
based Success
Rate from 77% to
80% by January
2015
Increase
Degrees from Lag Measure
6.300 to 8,000 by
August 2015 Increase Contact students
IncreasePersistence
Student Contact 90% of
Complete early
Lag Measure Persistence from At-Risk Students
60% to 69%
65% 67% by bi-weekly in all
alert list for my
August 2015 Courses at risk students

Lag Measure Lead Measure Weekly

Commitment

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Discipline 4

Weekly
Commitments
Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday
Commitment
8:00

Commitment 9:00

10:00
Commitment

11:00

12:00

1:00

2:00

3:00

4:00

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Discipline 4: Create a Cadence of Accountability

1. Report on Last
Weeks Commitments

2. Review and Update

Scoreboard

3. Make Commitments
For Next week
Discipline 4: Create a Cadence of Accountability
Increase Course-
based Success
Rate from 77% to
80% by January
2015
Increase
Degrees from Lag Measure
6.300 to 8,000 by
August 2015 Increase Contact students
IncreasePersistence
Student Contact 90% of
Complete early
Lag Measure Persistence from At-Risk Students
60% to 69%
65% 67% by bi-weekly in all
alert list for my
August 2015 Courses at risk students

Lag Measure Lead Measure Weekly

Commitment

WIGs
Lead Measure Commitments
Lag Measure

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 Team View

66.3% 85%
Increase Persistence Bi-weekly Contact
69.0% 90%
66.8% 70%
Identify 3 Students that need IMs

Call Marcus for Face to Face

Conference

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 Leader View

Commitments Commitments Sessions

Name WIG Lead Kept Made Held
Chemesty 98.5% 101.4% 100% 100% 100%
Astronomy 88.5% 35.8% 88% 31% 66%
Biology 101.9% 120.7% 95% 100% 100%
Physics 79.9% 247.8% 72% 100% 100%
Geology 108.8% 98.9% 91% 100% 100%

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 Leader View

Commitments Commitments Sessions

Name WIG Lead Kept Made Held
Chemesty 98.5% 101.4% 100% 100% 100%
Astronomy 88.5% 35.8% 88% 31% 66%
Biology 101.9% 120.7% 95% 100% 100%
Physics 79.9% 247.8% 72% 100% 100%
Geology 108.8% 98.9% 91% 100% 100%

XPS: eXecution Performance Score

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 Leader Wig Session

1504 3.51
Degrees XPS
1527 3.7

1489 3.6% Talk to Tom about missed WIG

Sessions

Meet with Physics Dept on Lead

Measures

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Impact
Degrees and Certificates Awarded
12,000
12% increase in Degrees and Certificates Awarded AY2013 to AY2014
10,342
10,000

8,000
8,000
7,147
6,371
6,000

4,000

2,000

Alamo 2013 Alamo 2014 Alamo Target 2015 Dallas

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Impact Fall to Fall
Fall Degrees and Certificates Awards
2,500
20% increase in Degrees and Certificates Awarded - Fall 2013 to Fall 2014
2,124
2,000
1,737

1,500

1,000

517 573
500

Associate Degrees Certificates

Fall 2013 Fall 2014

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