EXECUTION OF ORGANISATIONAL STRATEGIES - A NEW PARADIGM IN SHAPING THE FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION

An Institutional strategy is a clear characterization of how an institution needs to transform over a considerable length of time in order to be able to configure its resources in demanding situation to meet the needs of society. Without a strategic framework an institution doesn’t know where it is going or why it is going there. The national goals for the higher education encapsulate the Government’s view of the minimum requirements of what the institutions need to do to meet their obligations as leading higher institutions of learning. Achieving these goals, institutions should provide a suitable frame work to translate such goals into workable activities. To accomplish the institution’s objectives, it is important to leverage the environment, and to that end are the SWOT analyses. It is, therefore, important to identify areas of opportunity where the strengths of the institution could be applied for maximum advantage while managing the constraints or threats and weaknesses. The thrust of this study is that the execution of strategic planning is a key aspect of strategic management of any institution and the set of processes undertaken to develop a range of strategies will ultimately contribute to achieving the organizational direction. In order to break inertia and maintain strategic alignment in times of change, this paper mainly discusses the concept of effective execution and some practical tools and techniques that offer opportunities to improve the execution process and achieve sustainable institutional excellence.