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The Performance Blueprint
Twelve practical disciplines that separate high-performing organisations from those that stall. Written for executives who know strategy isn’t the problem — execution is.
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The
Performance Blueprint
A dozen practical performance improvement techniques that will take your business to the next level.
Shivendra Kumar, PhD
- Written for mid-to-large organisations
- Practical, not theoretical
- Grounded in 20+ years of executive consulting
- Infrastructure · Energy · Engineering · Construction
- Written for mid-to-large organisations
- Practical, not theoretical
- Grounded in 20+ years of executive consulting
- Infrastructure · Energy · Engineering · Construction
WHY THIS BOOK
Most strategies don't fail in the boardroom.
They fail in execution.
Harvard Business Review reports that two in three strategies fail — not because they were wrong, but because they were never carried through effectively. In Australia alone, insolvencies reached a decade-high in FY25, up 33% year-on-year. The pattern is consistent: businesses without systems and structure are always the first to falter.
The Performance Blueprint distils what actually works — drawn from decades of hands-on transformation work with boards, executives, and operational teams across Australia’s most demanding sectors. Each chapter introduces a discipline that is immediately applicable, with no management theory that can’t be put to use on Monday morning.
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INSIDE THE BOOK
Twelve Disciplines of High-Performance Execution
Each chapter is a standalone playbook — structured around the disciplines that separate organisations that deliver from those that drift.
Setting and Kicking Goals Both Start with a Plan
A Quick Word Before You Start a New Project
We Can Improve on That
KPIs Must Be Part of Your Business Plan
The Forgotten Art of Listening
The Lost Art of Execution
When Complete Means Complete
Bring Down the Silos
Innovation in Action
Put Dedicated Project Managers in the Driver's Seat
The Future Cannot Be Put on Hold
Maintaining Momentum
Built for Leaders Who Operate Under Pressure
The Performance Blueprint speaks directly to those accountable for organisational outcomes — not academic reading lists.
CEOs, MDs & GMs
For executives responsible for overall performance, culture, and the gap between strategy and results.
COOs & Operations Leaders
For those charged with making the machine run — on time, on cost, and to standard.
Board Members & Directors
For board-level principals seeking a sharper lens on the execution health of their portfolio businesses.
Shivendra Kumar, PhD
Managing Director and Principal Consultant at Shivendra & Co., Dr. Kumar has spent over two decades partnering with boards, executive teams, and frontline operations to close the gap between strategy and performance. His work spans critical infrastructure, energy, engineering, and construction across Australia and the APAC region. Prior to founding Shivendra & Co., he held senior executive roles at Siemens and Downer.
PhD – Griffith University
Former Siemens & Downer Executive
Infrastructure & Energy Specialist
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