Transforming organisations

Off the wall

Some Boards of Directors think that they are immune to the normal rules of business. Directors that console themselves with behaviour that is outside the normal realms of Best Practice say things like “Well you can’t do budgets for a business like ours” or “We are different, don’t expect us to conform to the norm”
We all give our real thoughts and feelings away, whether we like it or not, through the words we use, our tone of voice and our gestures.

But the truth is that successful businesses succeed, over a period of time, by doing the same few things regularly, time after time after time after time. A study of excellent organisations often reveals that a large part of their routine could even be described as boring. I wonder how often David Beckham has practised kicking a ball into the top corner of a goal?

Others, even spectacularly fast growth organisations, can fail, ultimately for a whole host of reasons. Frequently it is a failure to apply accepted Best Business Practice on a regular, consistent basis.

Over the holiday period, the accepted Best Practice of only so many calories or units of alcohol per week may challenge many of us.

”But I like roast potatoes, mince pies, brandy butter and a nice glass of port.”

posted by Tim @ 12:15 AM