Six Disciplines

APRIL 5, 2011

Companies today are not effectively executing against strategy and the business leaders know it, with 80 percent recognizing that they are "not doing their best" to communicate strategy through the organization, let alone execute against it, according to new 2010 research commissioned by SuccessFactors, Inc. and Accenture.

Strategy 98

Strategy Company System Execution 98

Six Disciplines

JULY 20, 2011

A survey conducted by the Cognos/Palladium Group, entitled " Making Strategy Execution a Competitive Advantage " included responses from 143 strategy-management professionals. Most employers don't share company strategy. 95% of companies don't tell their employees what the strategy is. Their most interesting findings?

Execution 98

Execution Strategy Company Competitive Advantage 98

Six Disciplines

JULY 11, 2014

In business, "if you can''t measure it, you can''t manage it." To achieve strategic objectives, your organization must develop short-term measurable objectives that logically relate to the company''s strategy, as well as a plan for how your organization plans to compete: how you will be different from your competition.

Short-term 95

Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 95

Six Disciplines

APRIL 8, 2011

According to Thomas Colligan, vice dean of Wharton's Executive Education: "Many companies are seeing significant turnover in middle management ranks, and with significant turnover, they don't have the ability to execute strategy. If middle managers are so valuable, why would they report dissatisfaction and leave their companies?

Middle Management 101

Middle Management Execution Management Education 101

Six Disciplines

MARCH 30, 2011

Not just your senior management team, but everyone that is involved with your company as well. Paint a picture of what your company will perform like as this journey begins - and understand, that the new direction, and all of the learning that takes place along the way - never ends. Engage the stakeholders.

Company 101

Company Commitment Resistance Learning-by-Doing 101

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

In a recent Gallup Management Journal study , the resulting cost from bad project management is reaching astronomical levels. Apparently, "when it comes to project management, most organizations put their practices before their people. of the companies successfully completed 100% of their projects.

Project 85

Project Cost Supply Chain Management 85

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In business, "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.". To achieve strategic objectives, your organization must develop short-term measurable objectives that logically relate to your company's strategy, as well as a detailed plan for how your organization intends to compete: how you will be different from your competition.

Short-term 98

Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 98

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In business, "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.". To achieve strategic objectives, your organization must develop short-term measurable objectives that logically relate to your company's strategy, as well as a detailed plan for how your organization intends to compete: how you will be different from your competition.

Short-term 89

Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 89

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

In this month's issue, we're focusing on managing processes. Does your company have a "master process"? THE "BEST OF PROCESS MANAGEMENT" - FROM THE SIX DISCIPLINES BLOG. Managing Alignment As A Process. External Resources On Managing Processes. Business Process Management articles (BPM Institute) (Oct 2011).

Newsletter 82

Newsletter Process Execution Strategy 82

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The mission or purpose of my company makes me feel my job is important. My supervisor, or someone at work, seems to care about me as a person. There is someone at work who encourages my development. At work, my opinions seem to count. My associates or fellow employees are committed to doing quality work. I have a best friend at work.

Management 101

Management Learning-by-Doing Commitment Quality 101

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

Are all of your team members self-managing? Does your hiring process focus on attracting individuals who can be self-managing? Understand your company''s core competencies. Get all team members to understand that what they do affects everyone else in the company. Do you have a standardized way of monitoring progress?

Organization 117

Organization Core Competence How To Efficiency 117

Six Disciplines

JUNE 27, 2014

For better or worse, why do so many companies veer off their strategic plan? Organizations of any size are built around a series of building blocks, and the bigger the company the more responsibility in those building blocks. If I''m the top management, how can I shape that process, manage it, and give it direction?".

Strategy 106

Strategy Gilbert Strategic Planning Resources 106

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 18, 2013

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. Our belief is that many of the businesses we work with are under-managed,” said Hollington. “A

Case Study 83

Case Study Strategic Planning Mentor Strategy 83

Six Disciplines

JUNE 13, 2011

64% don't have full confidence that their companies will be able to close the gap. The majority of respondents —75%— believe their companies have clear and inspiring visions. Decisions and actions are well coordinated across different levels of management. Top management appropriately involves people in decisions.

Execution 122

Execution Strategy Decentralization Survey 122

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 10, 2014

Let’s look at managing change. William Pollard, Chairman of The ServiceMaster Company, “there is no innovation, creativity, or incentive for improvement. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.”. “Why is strategy execution so difficult? Without change,” warns C.

Execution 121

Execution Strategy Incentives Learning-by-Doing 121

Six Disciplines

JULY 9, 2015

Solomon Cloud Solutions , a sister company of Beyond Software and Six Disciplines announces the availability of NEW Web Apps Customization Services for the Microsoft Dynamics SL product. You provide the web app customization requirements, Solomon Cloud Solutions will create the solution.

Software 70

Software Consultative Engineering Diversity 70

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 20, 2012

In the Best Companies for Leaders survey , management consultancy Hay Group identified the top 20 best-in-class companies as well as what makes these companies known for great leadership. The top 20 best companies for leaders make leadership development a priority. BOTTOMLINE: What's valued most in leaders?

Execution 125

Execution Strategy Quality Class 125

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 5, 2014

Key take-aways from their latest research: Companies often manage strategy in fits and starts. Senior management teams needs to have regular, probably monthly, meetings that focus only on strategy. Senior management teams needs to have regular, probably monthly, meetings that focus only on strategy.

Balanced Scorecard 98

Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy Kaplan 98

Six Disciplines

JULY 30, 2015

In addition to Web Apps Customization services, Solomon Cloud Solutions , a sister company of Beyond Software and Six Disciplines announces the availability of NEW Web Apps Training Services for the Microsoft Dynamics SL product.

Training 70

Training Software Consultative Tools 70

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 29, 2014

To wit, here''s a short refresher on why companies fail: Failure to understand the customer. • Failure to get management involved right from the start. Failure to obtain sufficient company resources to accomplish task. Failure to manage change. Why they buy, what they want (real need for the product/service).

Execution 91

Execution Strategy Incentives Uncertainty 91

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline I. Decide What's Important ). Discipline IV. Work The Plan ).

System 98

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 98

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 24, 2014

In a medium sized company, a one might indicate resources commensurate with an individual employee’s initiative – requiring little management of either manpower or money. For strategic impact, we used one for “nice to do”, three for “important” and five for “critical to our future”.

Strategic Planning 106

Strategic Planning Resources CEO Project 106

Six Disciplines

MARCH 24, 2011

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. Companies operated alone, rather than being part of partner networks or plugging their people into informal relationships.

Execution 101

Execution Six Sigma Strategy Information Technology 101

Six Disciplines

JUNE 2, 2015

This Solomon Cloud Solutions blog post describes a reorganization of all those companies to better leverage shared cloud technology investments under the umbrella organization called Solomon Cloud Solutions. For Six Disciplines client this will mean faster availability of mobile optimized devices for managing the execution of strategy.

Reference 70

Reference Technology Strategy Blog 70

Six Disciplines

MARCH 21, 2014

Measurement is essential to “managing by fact” – otherwise you are left to lead with charm and personality. If it’s not being measured, it simply can’t be managed. Management promotes understanding. Measurement increases objectivity. Measurement makes performance visible. Measurement focuses attention. Quality guru W.

Deming 121

Deming Quality System Objective 121

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 20, 2015

According to the consultants at Marakon , companies typically realize only about 60% of their strategies’ potential value because of defects and breakdowns in planning and execution. Here''s what they found: Companies rarely track performance against long-term plans. Performance bottlenecks are frequently invisible to top management.

Execution 70

Execution Strategy Long-term Planning 70

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 20, 2013

Company A (Mfg)- 110% achievement of Revenue and Profit, 79% achievement of all 2011 Goals. Company B (Mfg) - 110%+ achievement of Revenue and Profit. Company C (NFP) - 87 % achievement of all 2011 Goals. Company D (Service) -100 % achievement of all 2011 Goals. (the names have been changed to protect the successful.).

ROI 106

ROI TQM Quality Magazine 106

Six Disciplines

JULY 23, 2015

For example, this tool is extremely effective to conduct post-project analysis where internal stakeholders evaluat e the effectiveness of projects in terms of overall results and how well the project was managed.”.

Software 70

Software Survey Project Consultative 70

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 4, 2011

Breakdowns in a company’s management system, not managers’ lack of ability or effort, are what cause a company’s underperformance. By creating a closed-loop management system, companies can avoid such shortfalls. Discipline I. Decide What's Important ). Discipline IV. Work The Plan ).

System 85

System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 85

Six Disciplines

JULY 20, 2011

According to a global study by Right Management , 94% of employees who report that change was not handled well in their organizations - are disengaged. Best-performing organizations manage change nearly four times more effectively. Organizations that do not manage change well are four times more likely to lose talent.

Productivity 103

Productivity Products Customer Loyalty Loyalty 103

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

A company vision without the ability to execute is a hallucination. The problem is to me that everyone at an organization suffering from lack of execution blames everybody else for the company-wide poor performance, and very few people—managers and leaders—try to find ways for things to actually work.

Execution 111

Execution Short-term Long-term Strategy 111

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 9, 2015

To wit, here''s a short refresher on why companies fail: Failure to understand the customer. • Failure to get management involved right from the start. Failure to obtain sufficient company resources to accomplish task. Failure to manage change. Why they buy, what they want (real need for the product/service).

Execution 70

Execution Strategy Incentives Uncertainty 70

Six Disciplines

APRIL 24, 2012

In the Best Companies for Leaders survey, management consultancy Hay Group identified the top 20 best-in-class companies as well as what makes these companies known for great leadership. The top 20 best companies for leaders make leadership development a priority. BOTTOMLINE : What's valued most in leaders?

Execution 92

Execution Strategy Quality Class 92

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 9, 2013

In addition, larger companies have had to spend many times the acquisition costs for these systems in order to implement and maintain them. a program that large companies are trying to build by piecing together many best-of-breed approaches—at an enormous cost. - This is what the Execution Revolution is all about.

TQM 83

TQM Executive Coaching Knowledge Management Tools 83

Six Disciplines

MAY 16, 2014

" The Keys to Strategy Execution: A Global Study of Current Trends and Future Possibilities ", was a research study commissioned by the American Management Association and conducted by the Human Resource Institute. The research identified the leading obstacles that hinder strategy execution and what companies can do to overcome them.

Execution 87

Execution Strategy Human Resources Trends 87

Six Disciplines

MAY 3, 2012

The Hay Group , a global management consulting firm, today released its seventh annual Best Companies for Leadership Study and Top 20 list. The study ranks the best companies for leadership around the globe and examines how those companies nurture talent and foster innovation in their ranks.

Innovation 85

Innovation Process Leadership Report 85

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

Hardwoods of Michigan is a forty year-old company that acquires virgin timber, processes the logs, and then cuts the lumber to meet specific customer requirements. The company's annual sales volume is approximately $40 million and employ over 150 people. Their domestic and international customer base exceeds 400.

Due Diligence 98

Due Diligence Long-term Case Study Strategy 98