Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

From the new landmark research study recently released from Six Disciplines, and detailed in this 30-page research paper, " 7 Key Findings About What Employees Say Drives Performance and Engagement ", survey results find that the #5 key finding is that employee engagement drops an average of 5-7% for each succeeding management level in the organization. (..)

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

In a recent Wall Street Journal article, " Inventing Management 2.0 ", Professor Gary Hamel talks about leadership development, change, and offers his insights as to what needs to change, in order to progress to Management 2.0. Management 1.0 The the harbingers (and renegades) of Management 2.0? ".(they're)

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Six Disciplines

JULY 11, 2014

In business, "if you can''t measure it, you can''t manage it." When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives or metrics - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly.

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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?

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In business, "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.". When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives that are measurable (also known as metrics ) - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 98

Six Disciplines

JUNE 28, 2013

It helps you manage your email, your calendar, your contacts, your to-do list. . Six Disciplines gives you the capability to create strategy, manage plans, set goals, and manage projects - all within Microsoft Outlook. . You probably already work in Microsoft Outlook – all day, every day.

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Project Goal Strategy Management 83

Six Disciplines

MARCH 31, 2011

Green (and author of "More Than A Minute") offers up a post " Using Performance Management to Create a Culture of Excellence.". Holly's prescription for a good performance management process involves five key steps: Establish Goals. Consider the consequences of not doing it: Lack of trust between employees and management.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

In this month's issue, we're focusing on managing processes. 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). Find out how! The Fundamentals.

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Newsletter Process Execution Strategy 82

Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 14, 2011

In business, "if you can't measure it, you can't manage it.". When it comes to executing your business strategy, you must first translate the strategic plan into short-term operating objectives that are measurable (also known as metrics ) - and progress must be monitored and measured regularly.

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Short-term Strategic Planning Management Long-term 89

Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 27, 2012

It helps you manage your email, your calendar, your contacts, your to-do list. . Six Disciplines gives you the capability to create strategy, manage plans, set goals, and manage projects - all within Microsoft Outlook. . “You probably already work in Microsoft Outlook – all day, every day.

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Project Goal Strategy Management 78

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. Mega-software projects are now common in private and governmental organizations.

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Project Cost Supply Chain Management 85

Six Disciplines

MAY 30, 2012

It helps you manage your email, your calendar, your contacts, your to-do list. . Six Disciplines gives you the capability to create strategy, manage plans, set goals, and manage projects - all within Microsoft Outlook. . You probably already work in Microsoft Outlook – all day, every day.

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Project Goal Strategy Management 82

Six Disciplines

MAY 18, 2018

The fundamental question your leaders need to ask while building a purpose-driven organization is "What needs to change and how quickly?".

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Organization Management 70

Six Disciplines

MAY 30, 2012

It helps you manage your email, your calendar, your contacts, your to-do list. . Six Disciplines gives you the capability to create strategy, manage plans, set goals, and manage projects - all within Microsoft Outlook. . You probably already work in Microsoft Outlook – all day, every day.

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Project Goal Strategy Management 74

Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

Business literature is packed with advice about worker motivation—but sometimes managers are the problem, not the inspiration.". Managers should be certain that all employee contributions, both large and small, are recognized. Their premise? Here are eight best-practices to fire up the troops. Instill an inspiring purpose.

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Management Teamwork Motivation Advice 101

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 9, 2011

To identify the elements of worker engagement, research firm Gallup conducted many thousands of interviews in all kinds of organizations, at all levels, in most industries, and in many countries. These 12 statements -- The Gallup Q12 -- emerged from Gallup's pioneering research as those that best predict employee and workgroup performance.

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Management Learning-by-Doing Commitment Quality 101

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 7, 2015

With the release of the Microsoft Windows 10 operating system on July 29 th , 2015 Microsoft increased the amount of bandwidth available for Windows Update downloads. While this change makes sense, our testing to determine how much bandwidth is actually consumed indicates speeds of 50Mbps or greater. .

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DECEMBER 7, 2010

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DECEMBER 16, 2010

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Skills Management 101

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DECEMBER 8, 2010

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JANUARY 11, 2011

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Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 30, 2010

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Six Disciplines

JANUARY 10, 2014

Let’s look at managing change. Those who initiate change will have a better opportunity to manage the change that is inevitable.”. Management leadership is one of five levels of leadership that Six Disciplines helps organizations develop. “Why is strategy execution so difficult?

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Execution Strategy Incentives Learning-by-Doing 121

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? Build a strong second-tier management team that can take the company to the next level. Do your new team members know exactly what’s expected of them – Day 1? Get the right people in the right place.

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Organization Core Competence How To Efficiency 117

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.

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Deming Quality System Objective 121

Six Disciplines

JUNE 2, 2015

For Six Disciplines client this will mean faster availability of mobile optimized devices for managing the execution of strategy. Our latest Six Disciplines program update (version 14) illustrates the first installment of this strategy with the publishing of our Action Manager app in the both the Apple store and the Play store.

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Reference Technology Strategy Blog 70

Six Disciplines

MAY 30, 2014

Loss of senior management focus and continued sponsorship. Failure to manage change. Ineffective attempts to gain the support of others or resistance. Failure to follow the plan. Inability to predict reactions from competitors. Over-estimation of resource competence. Poor communications. Lack of focus.

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Strategic Planning Planning SWOT Objective 112

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

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Case Study Strategic Planning Mentor Strategy 83

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 6, 2015

In any organization, there is a distinction between “The Leaders” and “The Managers.” A way to sum up this thought would be: “Leadership develops the vision, management executes it.”. In truth, however, every single position within an organization is involved in both leadership and management roles, regardless of their job title.

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Management Leadership System Execution 70

Six Disciplines

MARCH 5, 2014

70% of middle managers and more than 90% of front-line employees have compensation that is not linked to the strategy. BOTTOMLINE: Strategy must be managed explicitly, like any other major process in an organization. BOTTOMLINE: Strategy must be managed explicitly, like any other major process in an organization.

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Execution Strategy Strategic Planning Middle Management 91

Six Disciplines

JUNE 13, 2011

Eight central factors set apart those companies whose employees have confidence in their company's ability to effectively execute from those with reported strategy-execution gaps: Change is well-managed by top management. Decisions and actions are well coordinated across different levels of management. What are the implications?

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Execution Strategy Decentralization Survey 122

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 30, 2015

Think of an organization as a system for deciding what to do (a strategy, a plan) and the managing the execution of that plan. If the business has no system in place to set, manage and monitor strategy execution, the process is not only error-prone, it’s a huge disaster just waiting to happen.

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Software Execution System Strategy 70

Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 7, 2012

We all know that Outlook gives us a great way to manage our email, calendar, contacts, tasks, and our daily to-do list. Performance management. Initiative and project management. Progress-meetings management. Process management. Goal-setting. Measures/metrics/KPIs. Time tracking. Email/attachment storage.

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Strategic Planning Metrics Efficiency Project 98

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.

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Productivity Products Customer Loyalty Loyalty 103

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. Strategy forumulation needs to be a continual process - not an annual event.

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Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy Kaplan 98

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 ). Discipline IV.

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System Balanced Scorecard Execution Strategy 98

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 20, 2015

When we work with firms to shore up their ability to execute strategy, one of the things that must often take place is a shift in management style. There are two main approaches managers take in leading their troops to perform the necessary tactical actions toward getting a plan accomplished. Compliance or Dialogue?

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