Six Disciplines

JANUARY 18, 2013

“To achieve a revolution in their execution, business leaders need to reframe their thinking from cutting logs to building ships. In other words, quit thinking only about solving the current problem, but, instead, think about how to build an organization that’s good at solving problems in general- building the capability that’s certain to help overcome an uncertain future.

Engineering 106

Engineering Execution Positioning Organization 106

Six Disciplines

MAY 3, 2013

'3. Disciplined Approach to Business. For some people, the old-fashioned idea of being “disciplined” is a turn-off. But that’s not so for the top performers. They’re rated 114 % stronger than the lowest performers when it comes to taking a disciplined approach to business. Instead of “shooting from the hip,” top-performing small businesses take the time to plan well in advance for changes that are likely to affect their organizations.

CPA 103

CPA Competitive Advantage Technology Fashion 103

Six Disciplines

MARCH 22, 2013

A methodology, or method, is another name for any step-by-step approach to getting something done. We have methodologies all around us at work and at home, even though we may call them by different names. A recipe for baking a cake is really a methodology. The design and construction processes for building a house constitute a methodology. Most professions have a variety of standard practices to follow to arrive at long-term success.

Construction 101

Construction Long-term Reputation Software 101

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 11, 2013

'Excellent small businesses should have three primary attributes. First, they should be learning organizations. Individuals in the organization should be like members of an Olympic team, where the best keep learning how to get better. Second, excellent organizations should have clearly defined areas in which they have chosen to be leaders, and they should be relentless in their pursuit of those areas.

Learning Organization 99

Learning Organization Organization Books Team 99

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 15, 2013

'On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there''s a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Thousands of organizations use the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to guide their enterprises, improve performance, and get sustainable results.

Strategic Planning 97

Strategic Planning Knowledge Management Analysis Efficiency 97

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2013

'Excellence, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Different people have different standards of excellence. If you’re serious about pursuing excellence, you must decide what excellence means for your organization. You also need to be prepared to have your definition change, because as you learn and grow, your expectations will change as well. For businesses, it’s useful to think of excellence in terms of two broad categories.

Franchising 95

Franchising Wilde Price Marketing Strategy 95

Six Disciplines

APRIL 5, 2013

'Excellent small businesses should have three primary attributes. First, they should be learning organizations. Individuals in the organization should be like members of an Olympic team, where the best keep learning how to get better. Second, excellent organizations should have clearly defined areas in which they have chosen to be leaders, and they should be relentless in their pursuit of those areas.

Learning Organization 95

Learning Organization Organization Books Team 95

Six Disciplines

MARCH 29, 2013

Excellence, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder. Different people have different standards of excellence. If you’re serious about pursuing excellence, you must decide what excellence means for your organization. You also need to be prepared to have your definition change, because as you learn and grow, your expectations will change as well. For businesses, it’s useful to think of excellence in terms of two broad categories.

Franchising 95

Franchising Wilde Price Marketing Strategy 95

Six Disciplines

MARCH 8, 2013

"In the pursuit of excellence, figuring out the right things to do isn't nearly as difficult as continuing to do them over the long term. One of the most persistent challenges we face as humans is to narrow the gap between knowing what needs to be done, and actually doing what needs to be done. In fact, as business leaders, we collectively know quite a bit about what needs to be done.

Seminar 95

Seminar Long-term Education Learning-by-Doing 95

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 23, 2013

'Coaching is a mainstay of corporate organizational development and has experienced a long evolution since its beginnings in the late 1950''s. Growth of the coaching industry was rapid in the 1980''s, when it was hailed as a management tool for improving work performance and for building teams. In a 1996 Newsweek article, Thomas Leonard, considered to be one of the fathers of business coaching, estimated there were 1,000 coaches nationwide.

Executive Coaching 91

Executive Coaching CEO Industry Execution 91

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 16, 2013

'Long before we heard the phrase “Quality is Job #1,” various movements initiated the concept of systematically improving product quality. Dr. W. Edwards Deming, considered the father of the quality movement, began championing his ideas for a statistical approach to quality in the 1940s and ’50s. The United States was the strongest industrial power at the time, but apparently no one saw the need for what he was prescribing.

Quality 91

Quality Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Deming 91

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

'The Six Disciplines Solution. By implementing the Six Disciplines Total Performance Excellence program, Hollington says it allows CapitalWorks the ability to have a productive owner/manager relationship without micromanaging each acquisition. Six Disciplines’ program combines continuous business improvement methodology based on proven best-practices, an innovative add-in for Microsoft Outlook, and coaching services to increase self-leadership effectiveness.

Case Study 91

Case Study Micromanagement Metrics Commitment 91

Six Disciplines

APRIL 12, 2013

'Leading. During a recent meeting of the school board (of which I am a member), we were interviewing candidates for an open position. “Susan” (not her real name) was one of the most energetic and passionate individuals I’ve ever come across in an interview, anywhere. She frequently referred to “excellence” in her answers to our questions: “a desire to be excellent;” “a desire to encourage teachers to be excellent;” “a desire to encourage students to be excellent;” etc.

Open-book 91

Open-book Commitment Software Definition 91

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 6, 2013

'For the Execution Revolution to occur in small and mid-sized businesses, the acquisition cost equation for adopting a strategy execution program based on proven best practices must be proportionate to its outcome. No program can be practical if the cost to implement it is prohibitive. Larger businesses spend about two percent of sales to maintain their IT operations.

Software 91

Software Budgeting Technology Cost 91

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 2, 2013

'“Execution is taking precedence over profit and top-line growth as a focus for CEOs around the world. This is according to a global survey of 769 global chief executives from 40 countries, which was released by The Conference Board in October of 2007. When asked to rate their greatest concerns from among 121 different challenges, these chief executives chose excellence of execution as their top challenge and keeping consistent execution of strategy by top management as their third greatest conc

Execution 87

Execution Conference Globalization CEO 87

Six Disciplines

MAY 31, 2013

'Six Disciplines® is a total performance excellence program. By integrating a proven best-practices methodology and innovative Outlook software, we help you to build an effective culture of continuous improvement, enabling you to achieve predictable and measurable growth. . The desired end result is different for each of our clients, but it''s usually centered around growth, higher productivity, improved profitability and greater overall goal accomplishment. .

ROI 87

ROI TQM Quality Magazine 87

Six Disciplines

MARCH 15, 2013

The critical question for every business leader is, “How do I build an organization that consistently executes its strategy?” Or to rephrase the question using the business excellence model, “How can we spend the maximum amount of time in Quadrant II, balancing the right directional choices with the ability to get there.”. The answer: it takes a complete program.

Execution 87

Execution Strategy Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing 87

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 24, 2013

'Bluffton Motor Works in Bluffton, Indiana, is a global leader in custom-engineered fractional electric motors. The company serves a wide variety of OEM manufacturers and industrial production facilities. KKSP Precision Machining in Glendale Heights, Illinois, is a manufacturer of high-volume, precision made-to-print automatic screw machine products for automotive, medical/veterinary, appliance, HVAC and aerospace markets.

Case Study 83

Case Study Automotive Strategic Planning Engineering 83

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 18, 2013

'CapitalWorks, a private equity firm located in the Cleveland suburb of Beachwood, has found its niche in the Midwest market. Primarily focusing on acquiring manufacturing and distribution companies in the lower end of the middle market, CapitalWorks learned it needed to offer a management program to help these acquired companies achieve growth and success.

Case Study 83

Case Study Strategic Planning Mentor Strategy 83

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 27, 2013

'A methodology, or method, is another name for any step-by-step approach to getting something done. We have methodologies all around us at work and at home, even though we may call them by different names. A recipe for baking a cake is really a methodology. The design and construction processes for building a house constitute a methodology. Most professions have a variety of standard practices to follow to arrive at long-term success.

Construction 83

Construction Long-term Reputation Software 83

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 20, 2013

'The critical question for every business leader is, “How do I build an organization that consistently executes its strategy?” Or to rephrase the question using the business excellence model, “How can we spend the maximum amount of time in Quadrant II, balancing the right directional choices with the ability to get there.”. The answer: it takes a complete program.

Execution 83

Execution Strategy Executive Coaching Learning-by-Doing 83

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

'"In the pursuit of excellence, figuring out the right things to do isn''t nearly as difficult as continuing to do them over the long term. One of the most persistent challenges we face as humans is to narrow the gap between knowing what needs to be done, and actually doing what needs to be done. In fact, as business leaders, we collectively know quite a bit about what needs to be done.

Seminar 83

Seminar Long-term Education Learning-by-Doing 83

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 9, 2013

'Leapfrogging has been around for a long time. India lacked the capital and economic development to build a national telephone infrastructure to service all of its homes, thus remaining essentially phoneless for decades. That nation continued to grow stronger economically, however, while cell phone technology emerged. As a result, India is adopting cell phones at an amazing rate and has been able to skip the entire investment in what today is an aging architecture for communications in the U.S.

TQM 83

TQM Executive Coaching Knowledge Management Tools 83

Six Disciplines

JULY 19, 2013

'The Six Disciplines® Organizational Performance Assessment is the fastest and most effective way to gain clarity about your organization''s performance on the key Baldrige performance excellence dimensions of: . Leadership / Culture. Strategy. Customer Focus. Measurement . People. Processes. Results. Expertly designed and analyzed by our professional staff of certified business coaches, the Organizational Performance Assessment service uses questions that map to the Baldrige performance excell

Benchmarking 83

Benchmarking Maturity Comparison Analysis 83

Six Disciplines

JULY 12, 2013

'While the Baldrige framework offers proven characteristics of world-class organizations, it doesn''t provide you with an implementation model that shows you how to develop and maintain these characteristics, behaviors, and processes. . To achieve the benefits of Baldrige faster, Six Disciplines provides the perfect complement to the Baldrige framework, by showing you exactly how to implement a performance excellence program. .

Strategic Planning 83

Strategic Planning Knowledge Management Class Analysis 83

Six Disciplines

JUNE 28, 2013

'You probably already work in Microsoft Outlook – all day, every day. It helps you manage your email, your calendar, your contacts, your to-do list. . Now there''s a way to get even more value from Outlook. . Six Disciplines gives you the capability to create strategy, manage plans, set goals, and manage projects - all within Microsoft Outlook. . Six Disciplines brings your people and plans together in a unified place where they spend most of their time every day – inside Outlook. .

Project 83

Project Goal Strategy Management 83

Six Disciplines

JUNE 7, 2013

'While the Baldrige framework offers proven characteristics of world-class organizations, it doesn''t provide you with an implementation model that shows you how to develop and maintain these characteristics, behaviors, and processes. . To achieve the benefits of Baldrige faster, Six Disciplines provides the perfect complement to the Baldrige framework, by showing you exactly how to implement a performance excellence program. .

Strategic Planning 83

Strategic Planning Knowledge Management Class Analysis 83

Six Disciplines

MAY 24, 2013

'On the National Baldrige Performance Excellence website, there''s a great article entitled " Why Take The Baldrige Journey? ". Organizations everywhere are looking for ways to effectively and efficiently meet their missions and achieve their visions. Thousands of organizations use the Baldrige Criteria for Performance Excellence to guide their enterprises, improve performance, and get sustainable results.

Strategic Planning 83

Strategic Planning Knowledge Management Analysis Efficiency 83

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 8, 2013

Leapfrogging has been around for a long time. India lacked the capital and economic development to build a national telephone infrastructure to service all of its homes, thus remaining essentially phoneless for decades. That nation continued to grow stronger economically, however, while cell phone technology emerged. As a result, India is adopting cell phones at an amazing rate and has been able to skip the entire investment in what today is an aging architecture for communications in the U.S.:

TQM 82

TQM Executive Coaching Knowledge Management Tools 82

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 1, 2013

“Why is strategy execution so difficult? …Let’s look at managing change. It should be hard: success means growth, growth means change, and change means uncharted territory. If these more obvious changes aren't enough, every individual in your organization is growing and changing, too. Also the industry and your competitors are growing and changing—and you can’t afford to be left behind.

Execution 82

Execution Strategy Incentives Learning-by-Doing 82

Six Disciplines

MARCH 1, 2013

For the Execution Revolution to occur in small and mid-sized businesses, the acquisition cost equation for adopting a strategy execution program based on proven best practices must be proportionate to its outcome. No program can be practical if the cost to implement it is prohibitive. Larger businesses spend about two percent of sales to maintain their IT operations.

Software 78

Software Budgeting Technology Cost 78

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 22, 2013

Coaching is a mainstay of corporate organizational development and has experienced a long evolution since its beginnings in the late 1950's. Growth of the coaching industry was rapid in the 1980's, when it was hailed as a management tool for improving work performance and for building teams. In a 1996 Newsweek article, Thomas Leonard, considered to be one of the fathers of business coaching, estimated there were 1,000 coaches nationwide.

Executive Coaching 78

Executive Coaching CEO Industry Execution 78

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

Long before we heard the phrase “Quality is Job #1,” various movements initiated the concept of systematically improving product quality. Dr. W. Edwards Deming, considered the father of the quality movement, began championing his ideas for a statistical approach to quality in the 1940s and ’50s. The United States was the strongest industrial power at the time, but apparently no one saw the need for what he was prescribing.

Quality 78

Quality Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Deming 78

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 25, 2013

“Execution is taking precedence over profit and top-line growth as a focus for CEOs around the world. This is according to a global survey of 769 global chief executives from 40 countries, which was released by The Conference Board in October of 2007. When asked to rate their greatest concerns from among 121 different challenges, these chief executives chose excellence of execution as their top challenge and keeping consistent execution of strategy by top management as their third greatest conce

Execution 78

Execution Conference Globalization CEO 78

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 11, 2013

The Six Disciplines® Organizational Performance Assessment is the fastest and most effective way to gain clarity about your organization's performance on the key Baldrige performance excellence dimensions of: . Leadership / Culture. Strategy. Customer Focus. Measurement . People. Processes. Results. Expertly designed and analyzed by our professional staff of certified business coaches, the Organizational Performance Assessment service uses questions that map to the Baldrige performance excellen

Benchmarking 78

Benchmarking Maturity Comparison Analysis 78

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 4, 2013

While the Baldrige framework offers proven characteristics of world-class organizations, it doesn't provide you with an implementation model that shows you how to develop and maintain these characteristics, behaviors, and processes. . To achieve the benefits of Baldrige faster, Six Disciplines provides the perfect complement to the Baldrige framework, by showing you exactly how to implement a performance excellence program. .

Strategic Planning 78

Strategic Planning Knowledge Management Class Analysis 78

Six Disciplines

JULY 26, 2013

'“To achieve a revolution in their execution, business leaders need to re-frame their thinking from cutting logs to building ships. In other words, quit thinking only about solving the current problem, but, instead, think about how to build an organization that’s good at solving problems in general- building the capability that’s certain to help overcome an uncertain future.

Engineering 74

Engineering Execution Positioning Organization 74