Closing the Execution Gap in your Business
Most manufacturing organisations experience the same frustrating pattern: initial improvement followed by plateau and regression. The problem isn't lack of tools or techniques—it's attempting transformation without understanding the journey.
40-60% of management time spent on firefighting.
Management Bandwith
Leaders spend 60-70% of their time firefighting rather than coaching improvement and developing capability.
15-25% capacity loss due to unplanned downtime.
Missing Autonomy
Teams execute well when supervised but struggle to own their perfomance, solve problems, and drive improvement independently.
70% of initiatives plateau.
Unsustainable Gains
Improvement projects deliver results, but performance slides back when consultants leave or focus shifts.
Sustainable transformation requires sequential journeys.
There's a better way!
One that builds systematic capability rather than project-based gains.
The Three Journey Framework to Sustainable Excellence
CDI's Mission-Directed Workteams (MDW) methodology guides organizations through three sequential capability-building journeys, each creating the foundation required for the next.
Journey 1: STABILITY
From Firefighting to Discipline
(9-12 months)
Standardized processes.
Visual management systems.
Daily management rhythm.
Basic problem-solving capability.
Journey 2: AUTONOMY
From Discipline to Self-Management
(12-24 months)
Teams own their performance.
Independent problem-solving.
Managers become coaches.
Improvement becomes daily work.
Journey 3: EXCELLENCE
From Self-Management to Continuous Excellence
(24-36+ months)
Self-sustaining improvement culture.
Leadership develops leadership
Systematic capability building.
Competitive advantage from within.
Organisations that follow this sequential approach achieve sustainable transformation. Those that skip stages typically experience initial progress followed by plateau.