Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

Holding people accountable is really about the distribution of power and choice. Realize the power of reflective questioning, conversations, and collaborations. Most importantly: individual purpose and meaning come from assuming responsibility and accepting accountability. With accountability comes a measure of discipline.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 28, 2011

The complete whitepaper, " The Powerful Convergence of Strategy, Leadership and Communications " can be downloaded here. The five reasons why strategies fail are: 24% - Unforeseen external circumstances. 19% - A lack of understanding among those involved in developing the strategy and what they need to do to make it successful.

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 15, 2013

The United States was the strongest industrial power at the time, but apparently no one saw the need for what he was prescribing. Edwards Deming, considered the father of the quality movement, began championing his ideas for a statistical approach to quality in the 1940s and ’50s.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 28, 2014

Holding people accountable is really about the distribution of power and choice. Most importantly, individual purpose and personal meaning comes from accepting responsibility and learning to be accountable. When people have more choice, they learn to be more responsible. When they become more responsible, they earn more freedom.

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 14, 2012

The Six Disciplines total performance excellence program includes a powerful software add-in to Outlook. Since most of us "live in Outlook" all day, every day, why not manage both your professional and personal life there too? It's really a major change of "how we view email" - a change in perspective that is liberating.

Software 98

Software Delegation Goal Commitment 98

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 8, 2011

Organizations can unleash the power of collective judgment by engaging broader groups of employees in the strategic planning process ; this approach has the added benefit of creating support (getting buy-in) for change , which is required for successful execution.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 1, 2012

BOTTOMLINE: Many manufacturing companies rely on Six Disciplines as their manufacturing execution system, because of its powerful measurement and data trending functionality. Those using "manufacturing execution systems" and operational dashboards are "more likely to have made greater business performance improvements than others.".

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 28, 2011

Form a Powerful Guiding Coalition. (it's also a topic we focus on a lot here at Six Disciplines.). For a quick review, here's Kotters " Eight Steps To Transform Your Organization ": Establish a Sense of Urgency. Create a Vision. Communicate the Vision. Empower Others to Act on the Vision. Plan for and Create Short-Term Wins.

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 17, 2011

How power gets exercised. Hamel argues: "To create organizations that are fit for the future, we need to dramatically retool the management systems and processes that govern:". How strategies get created. How opportunities get identified. How decisions get made. How resources get allocated. How activities get coordinated. How teams get built.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Holding people accountable is really about the distribution of power and choice. Most importantly, individual purpose and personal meaning comes from accepting responsibility and learning to be accountable. When people have more choice, they learn to be more responsible. When they become more responsible, they earn more freedom.

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Definition Learning-by-Doing Reference Course 129

Six Disciplines

APRIL 24, 2012

The Six Disciplines total performance excellence program includes a powerful software add-in to Outlook. . Since most of us "live in Outlook" all day, every day, why not manage both your professional and personal life there too? . It's really a major change of "how we view email" - a change in perspective that is liberating.

Software 78

Software Delegation Goal Commitment 78

Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

BPA is one of the most powerful methods available for determining an organization’s health and planning for improvement. 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.

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Case Study Micromanagement Metrics Commitment 91

Six Disciplines

AUGUST 8, 2011

Organizations can unleash the power of collective judgment by engaging broader groups of employees in the strategic planning process ; this approach has the added benefit of creating support (getting buy-in) for change , which is required for successful execution.

Execution 85

Execution Strategy Strategic Planning Operations 85

Six Disciplines

JANUARY 27, 2011

Commitments are powerful and can help you stay on track with what you are pursuing. If we say, "I can't" then it won't happen. When you find yourself saying things like, "I can't," simply change your words to "How can I?". Make a commitment.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 16, 2011

Holding people accountable is really about the distribution of power and choice. To learn to be accountable means coming to grips with an element of discipline. Accountability is the opposite of permissiveness. When people have more choice, they are more responsible. When they become more responsible, they can have more freedom.

Organization 98

Organization Goal Learning-by-Doing Definition 98

Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

“However, the power of this book is in how it integrates these time tested, common sense ideas into a useful whole.” ” (Gary Slinger, Slinger’s Thoughts). “Full of incredibly useful tools and charts -- all about how small businesses execute strategy.” ” (Anita Campbell, SMB Trend Wire).

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 24, 2015

Just this week the company announced a bigger iPad , more powerful iterations of the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, and a few more innovations that will likely add several more billions of dollars to its coffers. An excellent example of a company that gets this phase right is Apple Inc., whose astronomical success is the subject of much study.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

At Six Disciplines, we strongly believe in the power of time tracking and related concepts, such as time blocking, to increase productivity. In this post, we will share a few tips to help you use time tracking personally and with your staff to improve project execution.

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