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At Positioning Systems and Gazelles you know by now that we’re big fans of Jim Collins books Good to Great, Built to Last, and How the Mighty Fall. When Collins new book, Great by Choice arrived last week I just had to pick it up. If you receive Verne Harnish’s weekly newsletter you know that he’s reading it as well.
Topics: Discipline, Good to Great, Strategic Discipline, Great by Choice, Jim Collins
Several of my clients and prospects have recently asked for my coaching help to elevate the management teams in their organizations. The question often asked is how do you go about improving leaders and managers?
Topics: Good to Great, Core Values, leadership, Core Purpose, Jim Collins
Over the past week I’ve had the good fortune of working with a beverage distributor in my area. We’ve broken up the Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop into four half day sessions. In our first half day we defined their organizational structure to identify the key seats in their organization, where, if any, there are multiple people in key seats and where are their empty key seats. At the same time I’ve been reviewing Jim Collins’ How the Mighty Fall. It’s reminded me of Collins emphasis from the Dallas Growth Summit Your Company Key Indicator for People - Corrections.
Topics: Accountability, People, Jim Collins, Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop, key seats, How the Mighty Fall,
Whether you’re a business person considering hiring a coach or concerned whether your employees will respond to your coaching there’s just one major factor that determines success. The biggest challenge Marshall Goldsmith noted is selection. If they don’t care or you don’t care don’t waste your time. As a coach or a business owner you can’t change those who don’t want to change. You can only help if the person you are working with wants to change. Inner motivation is the key to successful coaching.
Topics: Discipline, Good to Great, People, Pearsons Law, Jim Collins
Good is the enemy of great. That’s the first chapter of Good to Great. So what’s the problem with being good? Nothing. Except it limits us. Except that it means we are vulnerable to others that decide to be great. Except that it means we are okay with mediocre. Do you want to be okay with being mediocre, or simply just good? I don’t.
Topics: Good to Great, Strategic Discipline, Jim Collins
Success is a difficult path to navigate based on exceptionally few numbers of businesses' that achieve success. A recent challenge with one of my clients helps me recognize that success isn’t so much the greatness or talent of the person; rather it’s the commitment they make to strategic discipline and maintaining a vise-like grip on their vision.
Topics: Strategic Discipline, small business, Jim Collins
Topics: Bringing Out the Best In People, Strategic Discipline, Aubrey Daniels, Discipline Plan, positive reinforcement, Pearsons Law, Jim Collins, negative reinforcement
Topics: Strategic Discipline, Jim Collins
In Mastering the Rockefeller Habits Verne Harnish states that to become and remain competitive your company needs three things:
Topics: Core Values, Discipline Plan, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, Jim Collins, Business Vision, Strategic Planning, BHAG, 3-5 year plan, Core Competencies, Promise, Page Strategic Plan
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