Six Disciplines
MARCH 25, 2011
Harry Joiner over at Marketing Headhunter , posted his favorite Top 20 quotes from the Daily Drucker , with respect being paid to management thought-leader, Peter Drucker. Worth reading!! The critical question is not "How can I achieve?" but "What can I contribute?". There is only one valid definition of business purpose: to create a customer. He alone gives employment.
Six Disciplines
MARCH 21, 2011
A SWOT analysis is a tool used to assess an organization's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The purpose of using the SWOT tool is to uncover or reveal the organization's competitive advantages, and what opportunities (sales, profitability) to capitalize upon. It's also used to articulate the challenges an organization has, enabling contingency plans.
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Six Disciplines
MARCH 25, 2011
We're often asked - what are these "Six Disciplines for Excellence"? We simplify it to six core areas of business disciplines: Discipline I. Decide What's Important (STRATEGY). Discipline II. Set Goals That Lead (PLANNING). Discipline III. Align Systems (ORGANIZING). Discipline IV. Work The Plan (EXECUTING). Discipline V. Innovate Purposefully (INNOVATING).
Six Disciplines
MARCH 25, 2011
From a FastCompany blog entry, " Leading Ideas: Know What NOT To Do : "A client of mine uses a powerful tool to help his executive team decide what not to do with their time. He has each member keep a pie chart of where his/her energy is focused. When new projects come along, they discuss how sections and percentages should shift. "You've got to know where your energy should and shouldn't go each day," he explains.
Six Disciplines
MARCH 24, 2011
A while ago, Rosabeth Moss Kanter wrote a short but profound post about execution for Strategy & Business magazine entitled Our Ten Most Enduring Ideas. Below are excerpts from her article Execution: The Un-Idea. "Twenty-five years ago, management meant control. Managers put in controls, handed workers specifications, and established formal structures that ensured that people did what they were told.
Six Disciplines
MARCH 22, 2011
Bluffton Motor Works (BLMW) manufactures fractional horsepower electric motors for commercial and industrial markets. Located in Bluffton, Indiana, the privately owned company originally began as a division of Franklin Electric Company, Inc. in 1944. Bluffton Motor Works serves a wide variety of manufacturers and industrial production facilities, across many industries.
Six Disciplines
MARCH 21, 2011
The cumulative effects of misalignment are a significant constraint on the ability of an organization to execute its strategy. It's what we describe in detail in Discipline III. Align Systems (see video). In fact, research has shown up to 50% of the resources of a typical organization are not being effectively applied to the mission and vision of the company.
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