This is an area that every leader needs to take a look at. MP's are good at this step because it's a part of their culture to prepare. They hold a formation, equipment is inspected and patrols are readied. Aviators are also good at preparing to execute because they religiously follow pre-flight aircraft inspections. Pre-flight checks are a perfect example of preparing to execute.
Aviators pre-flight their aircraft before they can execute a plan.
If every organization focused more on preparing to execute, operations would run much smoother. If we have one area as a Task Force we've got to concentrate on, it's preparing to execute. It means inspecting the condition of equipment, checking radio frequencies and ensuring that everybody's radio frequencies are correct and working. It's checking the soldiers to make sure they have all the gear they're supposed to have and on occasion, laying it out in a showdown inspection. It means what we've come to know as troop-leading procedures.