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As summer winds down and backpacks fill with fresh notebooks, the familiar rhythm of "back to school" returns. But this season isn’t just for students. For organizations, August offers a natural inflection point: a moment to reset, refocus, and recommit to strategic priorities before the final quarter rush.

We see this time of year as an opportunity for every team to go 

Much like a great teacher sets the tone for a successful school year, organizations need to ensure every team member understands the syllabus: the strategic goals, priorities, and what success looks like.

Have we clarified what matters most heading into Q4?

Does each team know how their work connects to our strategic objectives?

Are we aligned on what good looks like now, not just what we thought back in January?

A quick strategic refresh this time of year can reignite focus, reduce friction, and increase momentum.

Strategy isn’t just about high-level plans. It’s about daily execution. That’s why now is the time to:

 at every level, from leadership to frontline teams

 so everyone has a clear view of priorities and progress

 that enable fast feedback and real-time adjustments

At Line-of-Sight℠, we help teams turn strategic goals into clear line of sight execution. That means fewer missed signals and more intentional action.

August is a reminder that fresh starts don’t just happen in January. With the right tools and alignment, Q4 can be a runway for impact, not just a sprint to the finish.

So, let’s treat the back-to-school mindset as more than a seasonal shift. Let’s use it to go 

Because high performance isn’t just taught. It’s practiced. And this is the perfect time to begin again.

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Back to School, Back to Strategy


A well-established, medium-sized trucking company with over 2,000 drivers had grown consistently over the past 20 years by establishing long-term relationships based on custom solutions for their customers. Budgets reflected their client intimacy go-to-market strategy; the CEO himself maintained well-established, long-term relationships with their largest customers. This strategy and market reputation always got them the last look in competitive bids with existing customers and new prospects.
When Line-of-SightSM was called, the CEO acknowledged that they had progressively lost that competitive edge in the last four years; they stopped being the partner of choice for their current customers, and equally concerning, they were not even getting invited to the table for new requests for proposals. The top line was flattening and increasing distrust in the leadership was pushing drivers to leave the organization in record numbers; their reputation as one of the best places to work in the industry was eroding, increasingly replaced by the perception of being a place that was hard on their employees. The CEO engaged with Line-of-SightSM to do an initial organizational health scan on the company.





The analytics showed strengths in organizational structure and good visibility into the performance KPI’s used to run the company. The root causes of the company’s troubles were traced to vulnerabilities surrounding the company’s strategic intent, human capital, and leadership. In other words, the company had lost its former focus and the tight execution discipline that undergirded their relationship-based differentiation. Using the data, focus was placed on these critical areas and action plans were put into place for improvement over the next 6-12 months.
To address the strategic intent vulnerability, the executive team went back to having quarterly offsite planning sessions, a ritual that had served them well in their growth years but had been progressively abandoned. In their first session, they dusted off and updated the companies’ vision, mission and strategic intent and developed a crystal-clear message as to “why people buy from us vs. the competition.” Armed with this focused message, the CEO held a series of Townhall meetings with all employees to deliver this simple, yet powerful message. The message was continually reinforced through the company’s formal communication channels and all company meeting agendas started with a reminder of “why people buy from us vs. the competition.” They added a well-known psychometric assessment to help gain insights on their drivers in order to improve retention and developed a formal leadership training program for all frontline managers and above.





With these specific action plans in place, visibility into progress was measured on a monthly basis to stay on track, adjust and fine-tune as part of the process.
Over the next 18 months, the company saw a 27% improvement in driver turnover and topline revenue, previously taxed by unfocused execution, grew by 9%.
Leadership credibility improved by 39%; their new leadership development programs produced more high-potentials than anticipated; as a result, most open management positions were filled from within, which in turn reinforced the team’s alignment and cohesion around their differentiation strategy and execution.




Organizational Health Scan: 61%
Strategic Understanding: 31%
Human Capital: 28%
Activities & Structure: 39%




Organizational Health Scan: 86%
Strategic Understanding: 89%
Human Capital: 75%
Activities & Structure: 78%





Line-of-SightSM measures the Health Index of an organization in 5 critical execution capabilities:
Strategic Understanding, Leadership, Balanced Metrics, Activities & Structure, and Human Capital. Measurements are taken at all levels of the organization to deliver objective, bias-free analytics.
A score of 75% and above in each of these areas indicates strong execution capabilities
A score between 50% and 75% indicates vulnerabilities, i.e. strategy is not executed as expected by the leadership team.
A score inferior to 50% indicates a serious gap that threatens the integrity of the organization’s market positioning and strategy.
The overall Organizational Health Scan is a composite snapshot of the organization’s execution prowess. Organizational health is a leadership mindset that applies data and discipline to build execution excellence.



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A well-established, medium-sized trucking company with over 2,000 drivers had grown consistently over the past 20 years by establishing long-term relationships based on custom solutions for their customers. Budgets reflected their client intimacy go-to-market strategy; the CEO himself maintained well-established, long-term relationships with their largest customers. This strategy and market reputation always got them the last look in competitive bids with existing customers and new prospects.
When Line-of-SightSM was called, the CEO acknowledged that they had progressively lost that competitive edge in the last four years; they stopped being the partner of choice for their current customers, and equally concerning, they were not even getting invited to the table for new requests for proposals. The top line was flattening and increasing distrust in the leadership was pushing drivers to leave the organization in record numbers; their reputation as one of the best places to work in the industry was eroding, increasingly replaced by the perception of being a place that was hard on their employees. The CEO engaged with Line-of-SightSM to do an initial organizational health scan on the company.

Case Study: Transportation Company  

What You’ll Discover About Self-Aware Leadership

During the interview, Robert challenged the assumption that being "self-aware" simply means understanding your intentions. He explored deeper questions: Are you aware of everything required to execute your strategy effectively? Do you have the right tools and insights to keep your organization aligned and performing at its best? Listeners will learn:

The missing piece in self-aware leadership

How self-aware leadership encourages leaders to work “on” the business rather than just “in” it

The essential role self-awareness plays in aligning strategy and driving execution

Practical insights for using employee surveys as a tool to gain awareness and enhance strategy

Robert brings over twenty years of experience in helping small and medium-sized businesses scale and thrive through effective leadership and strategy. As the author of 

, Robert shares practical tools and personal stories to help leaders unlock their potential and align their teams for success. Fun fact: Robert is also a classically trained chef, which has equipped him with a unique perspective on delivering excellence under pressure—something he brings to his work with clients.

How Self-Aware Leadership Drives Strategic Success

 resonates with today’s leaders who are navigating complex business environments. He emphasizes that self-aware leadership is not just a soft skill; it's a strategic necessity. By understanding where alignment is lacking, leaders can place resources where they’re needed most, enabling smooth and flawless execution.

Robert’s episode on Business Confidential Now

 and gain actionable insights for your own leadership journey. Whether you’re an executive, manager, or entrepreneur, this episode is packed with valuable takeaways to boost your leadership impact and strategic effectiveness.

Ready to elevate your leadership? Start with this inspiring episode!

Our CEO, Robert Courser, was recently featured as a guest on the 

 podcast. In this insightful episode, Robert dives into the importance of self-aware leadership and its critical role in strategic execution—a topic at the heart of his work and his latest book, 

Line of Sight: The Five Keys for Strategic Execution in an Age of Uncertainty

Discover the Power of Self-Aware Leadership with Robert Courser on Business Confidential Now

This mid-sized enterprise faced challenges common in fast-growing organizations: siloed teams, unclear goals, inconsistent execution, and leadership fatigue. Despite a well-documented strategy, progress was slow. A Line-of-Sight diagnostic revealed the root issue: low organizational health.

With an OHI of 54%, the organization was underperforming across multiple dimensions. But with focus and the right support, change was possible.

Through a structured transformation using the Line-of-Sight platform, the organization adopted a new operating rhythm. Interventions included:

- Executive and team-based alignment workshops.
- Cascading goals and clear performance metrics.
- Coaching to develop strategic leadership habits.
- Continuous measurement through quarterly reviews.

The Results: A High-Performing Organization

-Organizational Health Index increased from 54% to 80%.
-Lowest-scoring domain improved from 43% to 71%.
-Highest-scoring domain improved from 64% to 91%.

Performance gains were not isolated — every dimension improved. Teams became more aligned, focused, and confident in delivering results.

- Strategic alignment became a shared language, not just a top-down directive.
- Leadership cadence evolved, with better communication and more accountability.
- Culture shifted from reactive to proactive, boosting collaboration and innovation.
- Execution became repeatable and scalable, enabling sustained momentum.

1. Start with clarity – Diagnose where your organization truly stands, not just how it feels.
2. Align through action – Move strategy off the whiteboard and into team priorities.
3. Develop leadership habits – Strategic execution starts with behavior.
4. Measure frequently – Track progress quarterly to stay agile and adaptable.
5. Celebrate and scale success – Use internal wins to build momentum.

Organizational health isn’t just a metric — it’s a multiplier. When companies build strong execution muscle and cultural resilience, they create the conditions for sustainable growth.

Want to see what’s possible in your organization?
Let’s explore how Line-of-Sight can help you execute with confidence, clarity, and speed.

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How One Company Elevated Its Organizational Health by 26 Points with Line-of-Sight℠

Strategy Is Not the Problem — Execution Is

In today’s fast-paced business world, strategy alone isn’t enough. A great strategy can easily fall flat if the people responsible for executing it don’t understand it — or don’t believe in it. That’s where Line-of-Sight℠ shines.

When an industrial company recently called on Line-of-Sight Implementers to conduct an organizational health scan, they uncovered a familiar but fixable problem: solid strategic thinking was in place, but strategic understanding and leadership communication were falling short.

The Line-of-Sight assessment, using its proprietary Confidence-Based Marking (CBM) methodology, revealed key pain points:

- The Strategic Understanding score was 68%: it suggested high awareness among some employees, but a lack of consistency across teams.
-The Leadership Communication score was 72%: it highlighted measured confidence in leadership’s ability to communicate strategy clearly, but room for improvement.

The bottom-line: employees wanted more clarity. Leaders needed to connect strategy to the frontlines. And the organization needed to transform intention into execution.

What made the difference? Clarity and confidence.

Line-of-Sight℠ helped leaders:
- Translate strategy into team-level language.
- Connect daily activities to organizational goals.
- Make strategy part of everyday decisions.

By measuring not just what employees knew but how confident they were in their knowledge, the organization identified areas where messaging broke down. Leaders then used those insights to reinforce key concepts and build alignment — from the boardroom to the break room.

One of the biggest breakthroughs came from how leaders began to communicate strategy differently:

- The Executive team focused on the “why” — not just the “what”, going over the strategy rationale on multiple occasions.
- They created consistent messaging around the strategy.
- They made strategy part of routine conversations, not just annual planning sessions.

This shift helped transform leadership from simply setting direction to actually building belief and ownership across the organization.

With a clearer strategy and stronger communication:

- Teams began focusing on the right work.
- Individuals made more informed, aligned decisions.
- Employees gained a stronger sense of purpose leading to greater commitment to the company and a 35% reduction in employee turnover.
- Trust in leadership grew significantly, contributing to greater employee engagement and more authentic conversations.

Ultimately, Line-of-Sight helped connect vision with execution, leading to greater agility, focus, and performance.

“70% of CEO failures come not as a result of poor strategy, but of poor execution.” — Fortune


Strategy isn’t just for the C-suite. It belongs to everyone. With Line-of-Sight, organizations transform strategy from a static document into a shared reality — one that’s understood, believed in, and acted on.

Because in the end, execution isn't just about doing — it's about understanding.

Learn how Line-of-Sight can help you drive clarity, confidence, and execution excellence across your organization.

Making Strategy Stick: The Line-of-Sight℠ Advantage

In today’s business world, understanding human capital is key to unlocking an organization’s full potential. Success isn’t just about a solid strategy—it’s about ensuring that the people behind that framework are fully aligned with the company’s objectives.

At Line-of-Sight, we complement behavioral insights by utilizing a cutting-edge, data-driven approach, that offers a holistic evaluation of organizational health from both strategic and talent perspectives. This fosters alignment between people and business goals, driving measurable results.

Psychometrics provides a powerful lens for assessing the performance of individuals, teams, and leadership. But when linked to specific business outcomes, it becomes a game-changer. At Line-of-Sight, we take these assessments further by using information to help organizations identify opportunities they might otherwise miss.

For consultants already using tools like Culture Index, DISC, or Predictive Index, Line-of-Sight offers an innovative edge. We provide real-time analytics that elevate your conversations with the C-suite, reinforcing your position as a trusted advisor with a clear, fact-based view of the organization.

Our platform amplifies the value of performance metrics by offering performance metrics that directly impact organizational goals and operational efficiency. Consultants using Line-of-Sight can give clients a clear understanding of how team behaviors and compositions influence success—and where adjustments are needed.

We also drive accountability and alignment by linking roles, behaviors, and strategic objectives. This guarantees that progress is measurable and sustainable, empowering leadership to make informed decisions that keep the business on track.

At Line-of-Sight, we’re proud to be a resource for consultants who want to lead at the forefront of strategic execution.

Optimizing Human Capital with Line-of-Sight

In today’s business world, understanding human capital is key to unlocking an organization’s full potential. Success isn’t just about a solid strategy—it’s about ensuring that the people behind that strategy are fully aligned with the company’s goals. 

The "One Ford" initiative, launched by CEO Alan Mulally in 2006, remains a powerful example of organizational transformation and strategy execution. Facing severe financial challenges, Ford implemented the "One Ford" strategy to unify global operations, streamline product development, and foster a cohesive corporate culture. This approach restructured regional units into a global functional model, reduced vehicle platforms, and emphasized collaborative behaviors. As a result, Ford achieved a remarkable turnaround, returning to profitability without government bailouts during the financial crisis.

However, Ford's journey exemplifies a broader challenge that organizations face: bridging the gap between strategy and execution. According to Bain & Harvard Business Review, most strategies deliver only 63% of their potential financial performance. This "execution gap" represents an average 37% performance loss—essentially an "execution tax" that organizations unknowingly pay.

Where are these "tax dollars" going? The 37% performance loss breaks down as follows:

7.5%: Inadequate or unavailable resources

4.1%: Actions required to execute not clearly defined

4.1%: Unclear accountabilities for execution

3.7%: Organizational silos and culture blocking execution

2.8%: Inadequate consequences or rewards for success/failure

0.7%: Other obstacles (e.g., inadequate skills or capabilities)

The "One Ford" strategy tackled many of these execution barriers head-on, particularly by eliminating silos, clarifying accountability, and aligning global teams. The results underscore the critical importance of disciplined execution in realizing strategic goals.

For more insights on execution and the "One Ford" approach, Bryce G. Hoffman’s American Icon: Alan Mulally and the Fight to Save Ford Motor Company offers a comprehensive exploration. Organizations can learn from Ford's experience to close the execution gap, eliminate their "execution tax," and fully unlock their strategy's potential.

Profitless Prosperity 

At Line-of-Sight℠, we believe strategic execution doesn’t begin with an annual offsite or quarterly OKR review — it begins on day one. The moment a new employee walks through the door, they should be oriented not just to policies and processes, but to 

. That’s because strategy, to be successful, must be lived and understood at every level of the organization, from leadership to the newest team member.

Too often, orientation is treated as an administrative function — a checklist of tasks to onboard someone. But in today’s environment, where companies move fast and priorities shift quickly, new employees need more than a laptop and login credentials. They need to understand:

 strategic goals and how their role connects to them

 the mission and values that guide decision-making

By anchoring strategy in the new employee orientation, organizations establish a culture of alignment from the start.

Translating strategic intent into operational clarity starts at orientation. It’s where vision becomes actionable, and expectations become shared commitments. Orientation should do more than inform — it should 

Effective orientation empowers new employees by providing:

, so every new hire knows where to direct their focus from day one.

 to connect individual responsibilities to the company’s broader goals and strategic outcomes.

 which enable employees to navigate change, course-correct in real time, and contribute with confidence.

When new team members are equipped with both context and clarity, they accelerate faster, collaborate more effectively, and help move strategy forward — not six months later, but immediately.

Orientation isn’t a warm-up. It’s the first strategic move.

Every new hire represents a fresh opportunity to reinforce the company’s strategy. It’s a chance to turn orientation into activation.

Are your new employees merely onboarded — or are they strategically oriented?

Because in a high-performance organization, 

strategy starts at the new employee orientation.

Strategy Starts at Orientation

The Execution Gap Is Destroying Value - PE Firms Know It

Ask any Private Equity partner what keeps them up at night post-close, and you’ll hear a common theme: execution risk. A shiny investment thesis and an aggressive growth plan mean nothing if the portfolio company can't get out of its own way to deliver. PE firms don’t just need strategy, they need execution muscle. That's why Line-of-Sight is becoming indispensable.

, 70% of CEO failures aren't due to bad strategies, they’re due to poor execution. The Line-of-Sight platform was built to systematically identify and close that gap. It doesn’t rely on platitudes or theoretical frameworks. It delivers hard-edged visibility into organizational execution health—and it does it in weeks, not months.

The Private Equity Playbook Demands Execution Discipline

When PE firms take a controlling stake, they bring capital and conviction—but they also bring urgency. Line-of-Sight meets that urgency with a battle-tested model that reveals execution vulnerabilities at a structural level.

Take the recent Organizational Health scan from a Line-of-Sight client: a mid-market company backed by Private Equity. The company posted a 57% Organizational Health Index. Translation? Massive execution leakage. Here’s where things were falling apart:

 – Little alignment between KPIs and strategy.

 – Limited ability to attract/retain top talent or transfer knowledge.

 – Inconsistent communication of strategy and unclear change leadership.

 – Daily operations misaligned with value creation.

 – Employees know the strategy—but aren’t empowered to act on it.

This is not an isolated case. It’s systemic. PE firms see Line-of-Sight as a heatmap for execution risk—and a playbook for de-risking investment.

Confidence-Based Insight: What Line-of-Sight Does Differently

What separates Line-of-Sight from traditional consulting audits is its 

 (CBM). Instead of merely capturing what people know, it captures how confident they are in their understanding. That delta reveals blind spots—where execution falls apart despite superficial alignment.

CBM is how we cut through the noise and uncover execution barriers that are hiding in plain sight. PE firms are increasingly using Line-of-Sight as part of pre-close diligence, post-close diagnostics, and ongoing board-level reporting. It’s fast, data-driven, and unfiltered.

The Results: From Assessment to Acceleration

Execution health isn’t a KPI, it’s the engine behind every KPI. When portfolio companies use Line-of-Sight, they don’t just get a report. They get a plan of attack:

: Comprehensive, scalable assessments reveal execution pain points.

: Critical, few priorities isolated that will unlock strategic intent.

: Leaders are equipped with targeted interventions to move fast and fix what's broken.

: Monthly Pulse Checks and Quarterly Plan Reviews confirm what's working—and what’s not.

This process builds a culture of execution discipline. That’s what moves multiples.

Line-of-Sight gives operating partners something they crave: clarity. Not in a spreadsheet or a 60-page strategy deck—but in behavioral data from the organization itself. It becomes the 

 for strategy execution. In short, it enables PE firms to:

Ensure execution becomes a capability, not just a hope

In the Private Equity world, time is not a luxury. Execution cannot be left to intuition or inertia. Line-of-Sight makes it measurable. Fixable. Repeatable. And that’s why PE firms don’t just use it, they depend on it.

As the calendar turns to October, leaders everywhere feel the same tension: 

Have we done enough? Will we finish the year strong?

The truth is that the final stretch isn’t about how bold your strategy was in January. It’s about how clearly you execute in October, November, and December. Year-end results are written now, not in your original plans, but in your ability to align, focus, and push through with clarity.

We’ve seen it time and again: organizations with similar strategies finish the year in 

End-of-year execution is not just about hitting numbers. It’s about building momentum that carries into the next year.

 Teams that finish strong enter January with energy and belief.

 The last interactions of the year shape next year’s opportunities.

 If you demand clarity and accountability now, you set the bar for the next cycle.

In other words: a weak finish erases hard work. A strong finish multiplies it.

Our work with executive teams shows clear patterns in organizations that consistently close out the year strong. They:

 They shed distractions and center metrics on customer value, not internal busy work.

 They rely on managers to translate strategy into confident, team-level execution.

 They don’t let process drag, kill momentum.

One client in the energy sector faced this exact Q4 challenge. They had strong fundamentals, but execution was uneven across business units. Instead of scrambling, the CEO rallied leaders around a 

Town halls were used to connect customer impact to every initiative.

KPIs were realigned to ensure teams tracked progress that mattered.

Leaders visibly modeled urgency and clarity.

The result? A sharper, more energized push that not only hit Q4 targets but set the company up with confidence for the next fiscal year.

3 Questions Every Leader Should Ask in Q4

  1. Do my teams understand the strategy clearly enough to finish strong?

  2. Am I measuring what matters most for customers, not just activity?

  3. Have I equipped leaders at every level to act decisively, right now?

, then clarity, focus, and activation must become your immediate priorities.

Finishing strong is not about working harder; it’s about working aligned. The Line-of-Sight℠ platform equips leaders with the clarity and tools to turn strategy into action, especially in the moments when execution matters most.

Because how you finish the year says more about your leadership than how you started it.

The Final Stretch is Here

As September hits full stride and Q4 looms just weeks away, executive teams across industries are asking: 

“Are we truly aligned to finish strong?”

At Line-of-Sight℠, we believe that the final stretch of the year isn’t just about execution; it’s about 

. And for one forward-thinking company we recently partnered with, the difference between a solid Q4 and a standout finish was a matter of strategic understanding.

The organization, which is a leader in sustainable infrastructure and construction, entered the back half of the year with strong fundamentals:

But beneath those top-line strengths, the Line-of-Sight assessment uncovered something subtle yet critical: 

Moderate gaps in how deeply employees understood the company’s competitive differentiation and how their daily work connected to strategic goals.

When strategic understanding isn’t reinforced consistently, even high-performing organizations risk:

Missed opportunities to deliver differentiated value to clients

With Q4 fast approaching, this organization recognized the cost of that ambiguity and moved quickly to act.

Using Line-of-Sight insights, the leadership team launched a focused sprint to sharpen strategic clarity before Q4:

Reinforced strategy through targeted communication

: not just in memos, but via leadership visibility, storytelling, and real customer examples.

Embedded strategy into onboarding and training

 thus ensuring that every employee could articulate the “why” behind their work.

Linked KPIs and budgeting decisions more tightly to customer impact

 by aligning measurement with value creation.

 which empowered teams to act on strategy with speed and confidence.

Clearer prioritization during planning meetings

More energized, focused execution heading into year-end

They didn’t just clarify strategy; they operationalized it.

September Reflection: Is Your Strategy Understood, or Just Documented?

As your organization gears up for the fourth quarter, now is the time to ask:

Do your teams understand the strategy or just hear about it occasionally?

Can employees explain how their work connects to competitive advantage?

Are your metrics aligned to customer value or internal activity?

Here are 3 steps to sharpen strategic clarity before Q4:

Host a “strategy-in-action” town hall

. Use live customer stories to connect vision with execution.

. Are you measuring what truly matters to your customers?

. Equip them to translate strategy into action for their teams.

Our data-driven platform gives leadership teams the clarity to act decisively and the tools to align every layer of the organization, especially when it matters most.

The Fourth Quarter is Coming

“Good is the enemy of great.” – Jim Collins

In this automotive parts company, “good” wasn’t the problem — it was the plateau. Leadership wasn’t failing. Strategy wasn’t broken. Teams were engaged. Metrics were in place. But despite all that… something was holding the organization back from achieving greatness.

That something was alignment. Or more accurately, misalignment hiding in plain sight — something only the Line-of-Sight℠ Organizational Health Scan could fully expose.

With an overall Organizational Health Index of 74%, the company scored above average in every key area:
- Strategic Understanding: 75%
- Leadership: 72%
- Balanced Metrics: 69%
- Activities & Structure: 77%
- Human Capital: 73%

On the surface, these numbers tell a feel-good story — a company that’s running well. But Line-of-Sight℠ doesn't just surface averages. It uncovers the confidence behind the numbers — and how much clarity and alignment truly exist behind everyday decision-making.

When “Good” Becomes a Barrier to “Great”

The real challenge? Most of the scores reflected partial alignment. That’s a risk.

- Employees understood the strategy, but not everyone knew how their actions tied back to it.
- Leaders were credible, but not always clear and actionable in their communication.
- Metrics were present, but didn’t always drive the right behaviors.
- Teams were active, but not always focused on the most value-creating work.

In short, the pieces were there — but the connection between them wasn’t tight enough. Without that tight connection, “good” becomes a comfort zone… and the enemy of meaningful transformation.

Line-of-Sight℠ didn’t just highlight what was working — it illuminated where the hidden gaps were:

 Activities & Structure (77%): The strongest score — employees had a sense of how their work contributed to customer value. But there was opportunity to sharpen focus on the “critical few” tasks that truly move the needle.

 Leadership (72%): Credible, but communication could be more consistent and actionable, especially when guiding change.

📊Balanced Metrics (69%): A good foundation of indicators, but the link between budgeting, KPIs, and strategy could be tighter.

Strategic Understanding (75%): Employees had clarity, but confidence varied — especially around competitors and differentiation.

Human Capital (73%): Talent was strong, but knowledge sharing and training could be more strategy-driven, not trend-driven.

Line-of-Sight℠ helped company leaders ask the right questions:

- Are we measuring what really matters?
- Are we communicating strategy so that it sticks?
- Are we using our strategy to make tough trade-offs — not just feel-good decisions?

The result was an immediate roadmap: focus efforts, improve cross-functional clarity, and strengthen the strategic connection between teams, talent, and tasks.

“Good” is the safe zone. It’s where most companies live.
But the cost of staying there is missed opportunity, watered-down impact, and eventually — irrelevance.

Line-of-Sight℠ showed this automotive company that the leap from good to great isn’t about revolution. It’s about alignment, clarity, and execution discipline.

Because in the end, greatness doesn’t come from doing more. It comes from aligning what matters most.

Let Line-of-Sight℠ show you what’s possible when strategy becomes action, and action becomes excellence.

In this automotive parts company, “good” wasn’t the problem — it was the plateau. Leadership wasn’t failing. Strategy wasn’t broken. Teams were engaged. Metrics were in place. But despite all that… something was holding the organization back from achieving greatness.



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CEOs of high-growth companies rate their performance lowest among their peers

Line-of-SightSM helps mid-market companies and large enterprises execute better by measuring and managing five critical capabilities necessary for successful execution (or KSEs): strategic understanding, leadership, balanced metrics, activities & structure, and human capital; it also assesses market discipline - the ability to execute in a way that remains true to the strategic intent. These factors are aggregated to form an overall Organizational Health index measured on a scale from 0 to 100.

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