Six Disciplines
JUNE 23, 2011
"The greatest strategy in the world is useless - if you cannot execute it.". Here are the seven critical elements of strategy execution: People. Strategy formulation often gathers the "smartest people in the room." However, it's not the senior leadership team that executes strategy - it's everyone in your workforce. Get the right people in the right positions.
Six Disciplines
JUNE 24, 2011
Do your employees focus on the purpose of the company? If not, that could be your biggest opportunity! Six Disciplines' CEO Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame (The Small Business Avocate) to talk about improving your employees’ productivity through a clear strategy and efficient (and more effective) technology. Listen to the podcast here. SUGGESTION: Hear all of the podcasts with Gary here.
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Six Disciplines
JUNE 24, 2011
"Focus on the process and productivity will follow.". Six Disciplines' CEO Gary Harpst joins Jim Blasingame (The Small Business Advocate) to discuss the correlation between productivity and inflation, and why manufacturing is outperforming the service sector with regard to productivity. Listen to the podcast here. SUGGESTION: Hear all of the podcasts with Gary here.
Six Disciplines
JUNE 23, 2011
To quote former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz: " When it's all said and done, more is said, than done.". Likewise, execution is critical to an organization's success, yet it's much easier said than done. In their book Execution: The Discipline of Getting Things Done, authors Larry Bossidy and Ram Charan strongly support strategy execution as a critical leadership role, making three clear statements: Execution is a discipline, and it's integral to strategy formulation.
Six Disciplines
JUNE 23, 2011
Most leaders fail to understand the implication of the human nature barriers. Our natural tendency is to do what we like doing, not necessarily what we should. The topic of coaching offers the most insight into what it takes to deliver a complete strategy execution program. Strategy execution coaching implies that an accountability model exists. Employees in organizations will learn to be accountable – that is, they’ll do what is needed and expected – proportionate to the exten
Six Disciplines
JUNE 20, 2011
Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities, located in Toledo, Ohio and the surrounding area, has been using Six Disciplines for almost two years. The Board is a publicly funded government agency that provides support for both individuals and their families living with development disabilities. Lucas County Board of Developmental Disabilities has struggled to find the right operational model.
Six Disciplines
JUNE 20, 2011
Milligan Workshops, Inc. is located in Bowling Green, Ohio. For the past 25 years, they have provided high-quality, low-cost outsourced services such as assembly, inspection, and packaging. They have focused on providing these services to the manufacturing sector, primarily automotive manufacturers. Sales were growing very quickly, but without direction, the company was faltering in quality, cash flow, and profit margin.
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