In prior posts, I have discussed various aspects of structuring your business properly. In this post, I want to just focus on making ongoing adjustments to your structure.
Adding new positions or seats to your company structure, changing your Accountability Chart , can have a significant functional and financial impact on your company, so such decisions need to be made carefully with the right people sitting at the table. The same is true when you remove seats. Keep in mind, even when you see things clearly as one leader or manager, others may not be seeing the same thing, so you must always strive for getting everyone on the same page.
Day: August 11, 2015
Leadership Team Development #6 – Your Why
It is always a challenge to keep individuals and organizations focused, but that’s what great leaders do. Distractions abound, but great leaders have an internal compass that keeps them from drifting off course.
Leadership Team Development #5 – Your Core Values
If you have been an organization for a while, it’s very possible that the vision that existed at the beginning isn’t clear anymore, or perhaps it just doesn’t fit the organization today. Perhaps you’ve merged with or acquired another organization. Maybe you have a new partner. Whatever your history, when you look out across your entire organization now, can you say everyone is on the same page, heading in the same meaningful direction? If not, how do you get that single vision back with everyone engaged and rowing together?
Put a Tidy Little Bow on It (and Save Hundreds of Wasted Hours)
The Issues Solving Track we teach is known as IDS, which is an acronym for “identify,” “discuss,” and “solve.” It is the simplest and best problem solving tool I’ve ever used.
Helping Your Leadership Team Get More Done
One of the most effective disciplines we teach all of our clients is compartmentalizing.
Leadership Team Development #7 – Your What
Great leaders keep themselves and their organizations focused on two things – their why and their what.