Six Disciplines

JUNE 6, 2014

The best performing small businesses have five factors in common: A strong leadership team. The ability to attract and retain quality people. A disciplined approach to their business. The ability to strategically use technology. The wise use of trusted outside providers.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 7, 2014

The result is a brief company goals statement that every team member can understand. In this discipline, every person in the company works with his/her team leader to develop Individual Plans for the upcoming quarter. This is achieved by completing a 360° and an annual performance appraisal for each team member. Discipline III.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 29, 2015

I suggest that the reason time tracking is frowned upon by some, and therefore widely underutilized, is because it is used improperly — such as when it is used as a punitive measure rather than with a positive approach intended to coach a team towards better strategy execution. Establish baselines. You can fix something if you measure it.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 26, 2013

Strength of the Leadership Team. In our research, the leadership teams of top-performing organizations rated 155% higher than the lower performers. We thoroughly analyzed the results and looked for areas where the lowest- and highest-performing organizations were the most different. From Gary Harpst''s Six Disciplines for Exellence.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 6, 2015

One research report revelad that 85% of leadership teams spend less than 1 hour a month discussing strategy. Write the strategy down (3-4 pages max), share it with all team members and give them an opportunity to react and engage. While most organizations have a strategy, most people do not understand it. Weak Strategy Execution.

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Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 13, 2013

This small team was one of the most productive, spirited and lively groups I''ve ever known. As organizations increase in size, the leadership team moves from generalists to specialists who are responsible for a particular business area. Attracting Team Members. Effective Communication. Timely Decision-Making.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 18, 2011

How many of your organization's team members have ever even read your mission, vision, values, and strategic position? Make your mission, vision, values, and strategic position always available on every team member's desktop. It's a great way to continually remind and align team members to your organization's strategy.

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 16, 2011

However, through the efforts of the management team, the company rebounded strongly in 2010. Another Six Disciplines client, Brian Roth of TRUFAST/Altenloh, Brinck & Co., ( see TRUFAST's complete case study here ) suggested that Robert consider Six Disciplines certified business coach Scott Gray and the team at Six Disciplines NWO.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 25, 2011

From a FastCompany blog entry, " Leading Ideas: Know What NOT To Do : "A client of mine uses a powerful tool to help his executive team decide what not to do with their time. Team members tend to feel more empowered in what they're doing and are more successful as a result.".

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2013

This keeps the strategy from collecting dust on the shelf and teams execute their plans," Hollington said. “It It is not an easy process to undertake and takes a significant commitment from the CEO and leadership team of the business. In all seven categories, Bluffton Motor Works has seen a marked improvement.

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Six Disciplines

DECEMBER 5, 2014

There is a lack of accountability or of holding the team responsible (13 percent). The strategy itself is flawed (18 percent). There is a poor match between the strategy and the core competencies of the organization (16 percent). The whitepaper, " The Powerful Convergence of Strategy, Leadership and Communications " can be downloaded here.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 18, 2013

Dick Hollington, CapitalWorks President, is the first to admit it is sometimes difficult for the management teams of the acquired companies to develop and successfully execute strategic plans for growth. They have found measurable success with Six Disciplines’ Total Performance Excellence program. Defining Goals.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Step Back , is to get your leadership team to use their experience and judgement to begin narrowing the focus of planning toward your organization's most important strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The purpose of looking at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in Discipline VI.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 11, 2011

Step Back , is to get your leadership team to use their experience and judgement to begin narrowing the focus of planning toward your organization's most important strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. The purpose of looking at strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats in Discipline VI.

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Six Disciplines

MAY 17, 2013

This small team was one of the most productive, spirited and lively groups I''ve ever known. As organizations increase in size, the leadership team moves from generalists to specialists who are responsible for a particular business area. Attracting Team Members. Effective Communication. Timely Decision-Making.

Customer Intimacy 116

Customer Intimacy Hammer Competitive Advantage Organization 116

Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 11, 2013

Individuals in the organization should be like members of an Olympic team, where the best keep learning how to get better. Excellent small businesses should have three primary attributes. First, they should be learning organizations.

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Six Disciplines

NOVEMBER 1, 2011

SUGGESTION: Take a minute right now, print off this post with the above model, and hand it to your leadership team. Give the same printout of the model to several teams and ask them to do the same. Ask them to honestly pinpoint where they think your organization is today on this model.

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Six Disciplines

OCTOBER 10, 2014

It requires a clear process for defining strategy and goals that are then translated into team and individual goals. Another benefit of having a repeatable and documented business-building methodology is the accumulation of knowledge by individuals and teams.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 17, 2015

It requires a clear process for defining strategy and goals that are then translated into team and individual goals. Another benefit of having a repeatable and documented business-building methodology is the accumulation of knowledge by individuals and teams.

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Execution Strategy Document Learning-by-Doing 70

Six Disciplines

APRIL 5, 2013

Individuals in the organization should be like members of an Olympic team, where the best keep learning how to get better. Excellent small businesses should have three primary attributes. First, they should be learning organizations.

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Learning Organization Organization Books Team 95

Six Disciplines

JUNE 2, 2015

Action Manager is designed to provide both team and individual to-do management all from one app that runs on the device of your choice. 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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Six Disciplines

MARCH 15, 2011

And individual plans (between team members and team leaders) should be revisited weekly or bi-weekly. BOTTOMLINE: While strategic plans at the corporate level might be conducted annually, they should be revisited quarterly. Change initiative plans need to be revisited quarterly or monthly.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Our research over the past decade at Six Disciplines has revealed that the best performing businesses have five factors in common: A strong leadership team. The ability to attract and retain quality people. A disciplined approach to their business. The ability to strategically use technology. The wise use of trusted outside providers.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 27, 2011

Most work requires a team effort in order to be done effectively. In addition, most workers get a motivation boost from working in teams. Promote teamwork. Research shows repeatedly that the quality of a group's efforts in areas such as problem solving is usually superior to that of individuals working on their own. Listen and involve.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 7, 2011

Our research over the past decade at Six Disciplines has revealed that the best performing businesses have five factors in common: A strong leadership team. The ability to attract and retain quality people. A disciplined approach to their business. The ability to strategically use technology. The wise use of trusted outside providers.

Organization 108

Organization Download Quality Technology 108

Six Disciplines

MARCH 5, 2014

85% of leadership teams spend less than 1 hour per month discussing strategy. Consider the following: 90% of well-formulated strategies fail due to poor execution. . 60% of typical organizations do not link their strategic priorities to their budget. Only 27% of a typical company’s employees have access to its strategic plan.

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Six Disciplines

MARCH 30, 2011

Not just your senior management team, but everyone that is involved with your company as well. That means both internal and external members of your organization (your team members, your suppliers, your customers, your advisors, etc.) Engage the stakeholders. Everyone needs to understand the upcoming change - and "What's in it for me?"

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Six Disciplines

JUNE 13, 2011

Once identified, the management team needed a way to develop a tactical plan that supports the strategy and communicates the vision and plan throughout the organization on an ongoing basis. The company needed a way to identify a strategy that was based on their strengths and opportunities.

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Six Disciplines

AUGUST 29, 2014

Failure to obtain team member commitment. • Failure to obtain senior leader commitment. Failure to get management involved right from the start. Failure to obtain sufficient company resources to accomplish task. The strategy is not well explained to employees. • No incentives given to workers to embrace the strategy. Failure to manage change.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 20, 2011

Make the strategy of your organization (mission, vision, values, strategic position, vital few objectives, stop list) visible to every person, every day - not just in a binder that sits on the shelves of the senior leadership team that created it.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from where you are today, to where you want to be tomorrow. Since it's the activities of people that make up the outputs or results of your organization, it makes sense to address the challenge of change - straight on.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

Your team spends 90 percent of its time running the business, so don’t load them up with a bunch of new tasks all at once, as this will make your strategy impossible to execute and your staff resentful. Engage the Team. The caveat is to avoid the disruption of current operations.

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Six Disciplines

JULY 30, 2015

Solomon Cloud Solutions’ trainers will train your staff on all aspects of the Microsoft Dynamics SL Web Apps and help your organization gain measurable results through the training process, which will allow your team members to succeed in today’s challenging business environment. .

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 24, 2011

You lead today by building teams and placing others first. Leave a Few Things Unsaid : "I may know an answer, but I'll often let the team find its own way. In this interview with Fast Company, Immelt reveals his own leadership Top 10 checklist. Personal Responsibility. It's not about you.". Simplify Constantly. Like People.

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Six Disciplines

SEPTEMBER 1, 2011

Change management is a structured approach to transitioning individuals, teams, and organizations from where you are today, to where you want to be tomorrow. Since it's the activities of people that make up the outputs or results of your organization, it makes sense to address the challenge of change - straight on.

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Six Disciplines

APRIL 21, 2011

Our team is focused on executing our top priorities in a systematic and disciplined approach. The company employees approximately 250 employees and is ISO 9001/2000 certified. According to Todd Kriegel, GPP president: "Our experience with Six Disciplines has been excellent!

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Six Disciplines

FEBRUARY 28, 2014

Indeed, more often than not, there are disconnects or gaps between the strategy that is formulated by the senior leadership team, and how the strategy is executed by the rest of the workforce. Here''s a profound observation from management guru, Gary Hamel: "If you want to understand the real strategy, look at what people are doing!”.

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