Ever wonder why some programs never get off the drawing board? Ever wonder why that last program or initiative failed or faded away after just a few months or even weeks? Why do some organizations seem to thrive in everything they do and other organizations just seems to get by but not get noticed? Here’s the secret… Quit chasing after the latest program that floats your boat or the idea you read about in a magazine article or book. Instead, start implementing a process that all of your ideas and programs adhere to. Do that and you’ll see results you never thought were possible. Here are the 8 things you must do…
- Have a vision: Why are you doing this? What is the purpose? Make it simple and communicate it throughout the organization.
- Have a primary customer: What group of people are you focused on for this particular program or initiative?
- Keep score: You must have a score that you track in order to know if you’re winning or seeing success. One or two scores is plenty. Don’t create some vague scoring matrix that no one understands.
- Determine the actions you are going to take: Actions speak louder than words. Choose your actions carefully and make sure they support your vision.
- Conduct a weekly meeting: Review the scores and the actions in this meeting.
- Set clear expectations: Each person on the team must know what’s expected of him. Without accountability you’re destined to fail
- Know how to motivate: Motivate based on who “they” are and not based on who “you” are. Clear expectations are also needed in order to motivate.
- Match strengths to tasks: This is one of the most basic management principles that unfortunately gets ignored on a frequent basis.
Leave one of these things out and the status quo will win… AND, if you like the status quo we’re not sure why you’re reading this blog in the first place.
