achieving business excellence eo 8.12
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This is a very special workshop• I have a ton to cover and I will go pretty fast.• 80% is in the book.• Please take notes and ask questions.• I am happy to answer any of your questions, offer
advice and recommend books at any time.• Keep an open mind.• Work very hard… take this seriously.
The slides and workbook are already posted at:
www.SlideShare.net/johnspence
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Since 1989…
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“Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” Leonardo da Vinci
EODo you have a clearly focused and well-communicated strategy for success?
Effective Strategy =
Valued Differentiation x Execution
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Five Foundations of Effective Strategic Thinking
Business Acumen
Personal Experience
Pattern Recognition
Strategic Insight
Disciplined Execution 2
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• Ignorance
• Inflexibility
• Indifference
• Inconsistency
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How to avoid the Four I’s • Aggressive external market focus.
• Ridiculously high level of customer focus.
• Keep the “Main Things” the main things.
• Bullish on knowledge sharing and learning.
• Teamwork is mandatory – not optional
• Passion and commitment at all levels.
• Foster a healthy paranoia.
• Revel in change.Page 3
To get the most from our session together…
It is absolutely critical that you be brutally honest with yourself today.
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So let's get started with
a little self-test… page 3
Southwest
One type of planePoint-to-point
Fast turnsLow fares / no frills
Friendly staff
Dell
BTOJIT
Inventory turnsLogistics vs. Technology
VOC
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Southwest – Dell – Walmart
What is the pattern?
• Extreme Efficiency
• Minimize Costs to as close to zero as possible – w/o negative impact
• All focused on delivering customer value
From the CEO of a little 172 billion dollar company…
Look, what is strategy but resource allocation?
When you strip away all the noise, that’s what it
comes down to. Strategy means making clear-cut
choices about how to compete. You cannot be
everything to everybody, no matter what the size
your business or how deep its pockets. You have
to figure out what to say “NO” to.Jeffrey Immelt
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(T + C + ECF) x DE = Success
NITB
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Lessons from seven top CEOs
• Have an outside-in perspective
• Be deeply passionate about your organization
• Understand the importance of culture
• Create or adapt next generation products, processes and solutions
• Implement the best ideas regardless of origin
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From: What the Best CEOs Know by Krames
Dell, Welch, Gerstner, Grove, Gates, Kelleher, Walton = 696 B
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The Toyota Way 1 - 10• Challenging Vision
– We form a long-term vision, meeting challenges with courage and creativity to realize our dreams.
• Kaizen– We improve our business operations continuously, always driving for
innovation and evolution.
• Genchi Genbutsu– We go to the source to find the facts to make correct decisions, build
consensus, and achieve our goals at our best speed.
• Respect, Challenge and Help your People and Suppliers– We respect others, make every effort to understand each other, take
responsibility and do our best to build mutual trust.
• Teamwork– We stimulate personal and professional growth, share the opportunities
of development, and maximize individual and team performance.5
EO25 Top Companies = Results Rule
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irection – vivid, clear, inspiring --- shared
easurements – specific, observable, focused
ompetence – very good at what they do
ommunication – open, honest, courageous
utual Accountability – all team members
iscipline – do this every day
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1. Setting clear, specific and measurable goals.
2. Making assignments extremely clear and ensuring required competence.
3. Establishing accountability for high performance across the entire team.
4. Running effective team meetings.
5. Building strong levels of trust.
6. Establishing open, honest and frank communications.
7. Managing conflict effectively.
8. Creating mutual respect and collaboration.
9. Encouraging risk-taking and innovation.
10. Engaging in ongoing team building activities.
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1. They give more discretionary effort.
2. They consistently exceed expectations.
3. They take more responsibility and initiative.
4. They receive better customer service ratings.
5. They offer more ideas for improvement.
6. They promote and model teamwork.
7. They volunteer more for extra assignments.
8. They anticipate and adapt better to change.
9. They persist at difficult work over time.
10.They speak well of the organization.
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EOIs Your Company Up To Speed?
Fast Company June 2003
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Good to Great
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Twice weekly surveys for five years of 2,000+ senior managers and executives at:
• IBM• GE• Morgan Stanley• Merck• 3M• Microsoft• CIGNA• Heineken• MasterCard
• Fidelity• Motorola• Ikon• American Express• Progressive• Bank of America• AT&T• SAP• Borders 10
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Keys to effective management…
• Communicate clearly
• Force the hard decisions
• Focus on results
• Remain flexible to change
• Prove your value to the customer
• Force collaboration
• Rigorous but not ruthless…10
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From: Think Big – Act Small by Jennings
EOThe Evergreen Project
10 year study of 160 top companies
40 distinct industries
200 management practices
Winners, climbers, tumblers, losers
Winners had an average Total Return to Shareholders of 945%... The
Losers only averaged a TRS of 62%
From: What (really) Works by Joyce, Nohria, Roberson 11
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The Four Primary Practices:1. A sharply focused, clearly communicated and
well-understood strategy for growth.
2. Flawless operational execution that consistently delivers the value proposition.
3. A performance-oriented culture that does not tolerate mediocrity.
4. A fast, flexible, flat organization that reduces bureaucracy and simplifies work.
From: What (really) Works by Joyce, Nohria, Roberson
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The Secondary Management Practices:
• Talent = find and keep the best people.
• Key leaders show commitment and enthusiasm for the business.
• Embrace strategic innovation.
• Master the power of partnerships.
From: What (really) Works by Joyce, Nohria, Roberson
Score yourself on the 1–10 scale for all eight practices on page 11
Key Drivers of Business Success
Financial Performance
Quality P&S&
Customer Relationship
EmployeeSatisfaction
Empowerment High Standards
Long-termOrientation
Enthusiasm, Commitment,
Respect
Training &Development
Fair Compensatio
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TolerateNothingLess
From: Practice What You Preach by Maister
Global study:16 countries29 companies139 offices5,589 respondents
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What Inhibits Execution?National Survey of 4,000 Senior Executives
4. Inability to work together (21%)
3. Company culture (23%)
2. Economic climate (29%)
1. Holding onto the past / unwillingness to CHANGE (35%)
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In other words…
• In order to succeed you need a high-performance team that embraces a strong culture of disciplined execution and accountability while being nimble, agile and adaptable to changes in the marketplace.
Where are we going + how will we behave on the way?
FocusDifferentiation“No”
Stakeholders + guiding collation
Vision + ValuesStrategyPlansGoals / ObjectivesTactics / Actions
Procedures / ProtocolsRepeatable ProcessClear / consistent /
relentless
Training +time / money /
supplies / people
Measure / TrackCommunicate
Transparency Renewal
Praise + Celebration and
Eliminate Mediocrity
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Disciplined Execution Clear Vision
Detailed Strategy
Guiding Coalition
Alignment
Systems
Communication
Support
Adjust
Reward / Punish
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Read Pages 15 & 16
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Individual Workshop• Go back and look at ALL of your audits.• Where were your low scores, where were your high
scores – what is the pattern?• Look over your notes – what were the key themes?
What are the most important ideas?• Answers all the questions on pages 17 – 19.• Put in as much detail as possible.• Be very honest with yourself.• Think in terms of Actions and Outcomes.
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If you have any questions at all please do not hesitate to send a note or call. My email address is: [email protected]
My twitter address is: @awesomelysimple
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