From Insight to Action: Turning Your Strategic Alignment Results into a Plan
Why Action Matters More Than Scores
Your Strategy Simplified results are more than just numbers—they’re a roadmap. The real value comes when you use those scores to create focus, build momentum, and align your organization for measurable growth.
This post will show you how to take your assessment results and turn them into a practical action plan that drives impact.
Step 1: Prioritize Your Lowest Lever
It’s tempting to try to fix everything at once, but sustainable change happens when you focus on one lever at a time.
- Start with the lever where you scored Needs Work—this is often your highest-impact opportunity.
- Assign a leadership sponsor who will take ownership of improving that area.
Step 2: Align Your Leadership Team
Before rolling changes out to departments, ensure your leadership team is aligned on the assessment results:
- Share the organizational and departmental scores transparently.
- Host a short workshop to agree on the top three priorities.
- Document clear success criteria for each improvement initiative.
Step 3: Create Department-Level Action Plans
Because your results are cascading, each department can see where they stand.
- Department heads should create localized action plans that address their team’s alignment gaps.
- Use a standardized template for consistency—this helps you roll results back up to leadership easily.
Step 4: Build a Quarterly Alignment Rhythm
To avoid “assessment fatigue,” embed a regular rhythm:
- Quarterly: Reassess progress and refresh department scores.
- Monthly: Host brief check-ins with department leaders.
- Annually: Revisit your overall alignment strategy and adjust priorities.
Step 5: Communicate and Celebrate Wins
Alignment efforts should be visible. Celebrate progress with your teams to reinforce engagement:
- Share improvements in dashboards, emails, or town halls.
- Recognize leaders and teams that close alignment gaps.
- Show how changes connect back to company goals.
Putting It All Together
When you take a structured, focused approach:
- Start small and prioritize your weakest lever.
- Align leaders on a single game plan.
- Cascade actions to departments.
- Repeat the cycle consistently.
Your alignment score will improve, but more importantly, your organization will start moving as one team toward shared goals.
🔗 Pro Tip: Keep a simple visual dashboard of lever scores. When your team sees scores improving, motivation to sustain momentum skyrockets.
