Transforming organisations

Have you ever...........?

I wonder how many readers have ever been involved in a committed personal relationship with someone else?

You met for the very first time; you agreed to see each other again and then again. After a while you started to plan. You discussed the issues around where you both work, where you both live and eventually when and where you would start to share your lives together.
I call this Clarify Direction.

After the exciting early days extend to the frenzied weeks that merge into some fun filled months there are always challenges around trust. It’s not just about fidelity, but it could be to do with money or time or energy. It could about other relationships or it could be about taking personal responsibility.
I call this Develop Trust

Some of these relationships last through decades, maybe two or three or more. And after all this time the couple can sometimes look into each other’s eyes and say “Well our relationship is more open and more powerful and more committed than ever before” And isn’t that wonderful?
I call this Enhance Performance.

Working almost seven days a week since Christmas at home and abroad it is a huge privilege. All I am doing is applying those same principles: Clarify Direction, Develop Trust and Enhance Performance in the Boardroom.

Ninety per cent of CEO’s do not realise two things: Firstly, you have to do these three stages in sequence with your people. Secondly, the model is cyclical so you have to revisit the outcomes periodically.

If you don’t believe me, think of that committed personal relationship of yours.

posted by Tim @ 12:43 AM