This document discusses how organizations can achieve customer-focused performance excellence through alignment. It argues that traditionally organizations focused on internal hierarchies rather than customers, but that a better approach is to focus on loyal internal and external customers. It suggests that alignment across an organization's vision, values, mission, goals and behaviors can help teams become focused and successful. It also identifies some common internal obstacles like attitudes and leadership skills that can be overcome through strategies like attitude development, leadership training, and organizational and individual alignment.