Management & Leadership vocabulary · Strategy and Planning
Execution
Meaning in management & leadership, with examples
/ˌeksɪˈkjuːʃən/nounCommon term
In management & leadership, execution means: The process of putting a plan or strategy into action and delivering results, as opposed to only designing or discussing it.
In Turkish: uygulama, hayata geçirme, icra
How it is used
Common in strategy talk: 'The strategy is fine; the problem is execution.' People talk about strategy execution, flawless execution, poor execution and focusing on execution. The verb is execute.
Example sentences
We have a good plan, but execution has been slow in the regions.
Strategy without execution is just a presentation.
Common collocations
strategy execution
flawless execution
poor execution
focus on execution
execution plan
Related terms
strategyA long-term plan that sets out where an organisation wants to go and the main choices it will make to get there, such as which markets to enter and what to stop doing.
roadmapA plan that shows the main steps, projects or product features an organisation intends to deliver over time, usually in the order they will happen.
roll outTo introduce a new system, product, policy or process across an organisation, often step by step after testing it; the noun is rollout or roll-out.
accountabilityThe duty to answer for the result of a task or decision, which includes explaining what happened and accepting the consequences, even if others did the work.
OKRShort for objectives and key results: a goal-setting method in which each ambitious objective is paired with a few measurable key results that show whether it was achieved.
