Motivating Messages – Moving Movies – Instinct – Anthony Hopkins – Cuba Gooding Jr. – Living as a monkey – different but equal – trophy-merchandise – takers – sinister need for control – What have I taken from you and what have you lost? – the illusion of control – to be in the game – Freedom is not something that you dream; it’s real, it’s there on the other side of those fences we build all by ourselves – Our choice is to work with the system or to work against it – insight into organizational dynamics – financial statements – means & ends – cause & effect
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Calling a Spade a Spade …
lewis and clark – the meaning or interpretation of words – governance – hijacked by legal and financial people in the business world – change – routine – process – we are careless in our communication – meet the other one’s expectations – corporate governance – legal compliance – control – cybernetics – dutch – centrifugal governor – that prevents the system from destroying itself – business mechanics – problem – political correctness – challenges – variance between your current situation and your forecast or desired situation – lack of knowledge – executive sponsorship – delegation of authority – allocation of resources – unraveling what seems complex – albert einstein – when the solution is simple, god is answering
From me to you …
uniform organizing principle – optimize – silos of specialized knowledge – ripping the organization apart with the best of intentions – best practices – complexity – executives – control mechanisms – multi-engine aircraft – purpose of an organization – make money – success and failure – monetary equivalents – obsession with efficiency – predatory cultivation – zero-tolerance policies – creativity and innovation – War-for-Talent – preferred tool – financial problems – financial solution – critical path – renovation- or innovation project – executive sponsorship – opportunities – talent – Governance – compliance with State and Federal regulations
Dealing with Uncertainty
change – new theory or methodology – thesis – antithesis – synthesis – uncertain about our next course of action – susceptible to the fear – argument – valid or invalid – business process re-engineering – balanced score-card – operational efficiency – judge – confused – good or bad – is right or wrong – uncertainty – mind – digging in their heels – resistant to change – dealing with the uncertainty of change – significance – change – performance – success – failure – challenge – problem – bridge-words – bridge between actual results and your forecast – margin – target – year-on-year comparison – perception – reference points – methodology for eliminating the fear of the unknown – two critical phenomena – calculate the gap – pain and desire – filling in the blanks – effect – norm – cause – event – gap between your forecast or strategy – actual results – authentic solutions™ – stop-gaps – root-cause – strategic direction – generate synergy – focus – guide lines – benchmarks – bandwidth – solution of choice – fallacy – it depends