Thomas Walkington is one of two featured speakers at the University of Minnesota HR Academy on 28 July 2010. The topic is "Pursuing Excellence - Executing Strategy and Sustaining Performance to become a high-performance organization.

Ninety percent of organizations fail to successfully execute strategy. Key issues include:

ineffective leadership and poor communication regarding strategic direction, and engagement of staff.

The Balanced Scorecard provides an effective framework for developing, executing and sustaining strategy focused on results for the customer.