“A culture of discipline is not a principle of business; it is a principle of greatness.”
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Strategic Discipline Simplified – Priority, Metrics, Meeting Rhythms
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Aug 14, 2017
Topics: Strategic Discipline, Cadence of Accountability, meeting rhythms, priority, Execution, Key Metrics
In our Gazelles and Strategic Discipline’s Monthly Meetings there’s a segment of the meeting dedicated to What’s Working and What’s Not.
Read MoreTopics: Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, monthly meetings, 4 Disciplines of Execution, What's Working & What's Not
In Great by Choice Jim Collins asks and answers: Why do some companies thrive in uncertainty, even chaos, and others do not?
Read MoreTopics: Great by Choice, Productive Paranoia, Effective Leadership, Leadership Core Behavior, Core Behaviors, Leadership Decisions
Topics: Topgrading, Topgrading, People Decisions,, People Development, Talent Review, Growing Your People
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Topgrading Competency Interview – Uncover Candidates Key Data
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Thu, Jul 27, 2017
We’re in the process of interviewing two very qualified candidates for the position of Operations Resource at a supply chain management company, World Class Industries.
Read MoreTopics: People, People Decisions, Topgrading, The Right People, Core Competencies, Tandem Interview
Drama Triangle Inhibits Productivity; Limits Employee Engagement
Posted by Douglas A Wick on Mon, Jul 24, 2017
Topics: People, Process/Productivity Drivers, The Coaching Habit, Drama Triangle
Last blog, FOCUS - Beware the Busy Manager, we shared a 2002 Harvard Business Review article of the same name. The research conducted indicates only 10% of managers have the right focus and energy to work on the stuff that truly matters.
Read MoreTopics: quarterly meetings, The Coaching Habit, Quarterly Plans, Short Term vs. Long Term Achieving
In The Coaching Habit: Say Less, Ask More & Change the Way You Lead Forever, author Michael Bungay Staniera shares 2002 Harvard Business Review article, “Beware the Busy Manager,” Heike Bruch and Sumantra Ghoshal. The research suggests only 10 percent of managers have the right focus and energy to work on the stuff that matters.
Read MoreTopics: Focus, quarterly plan, The Coaching Habit, Failing to Meet Quarterly Objectives, Better Decision-Making