Message of the Day - Disciplines for World Class Organizations

Good Morning,

 

My current read is Patrick Lencioni’s second book, “Obsessions of an Extraordinary Executive” (www.tablegroup.com). It is the second book of Patrick’s I have read and again, it was simply amazing (I read it in one day; I just could not put it down for long). The allegory format lays out a great storyline to imbed the message. The book shares with us four disciplines to bring an organization to world class.

 

1. Build and Maintain a Cohesive Leadership Team.

 

The goal is to form a leadership team that is open and honest with each other. They are willing to communicate openly with each other, to the point of arguing key points. This does not mean that the team is belligerent, rather, they are willing to go all in to make sure the best decision is made for the group and organization. This team is all about the organization first, themselves second. The team must work to not only build this strong relationship, but maintain.

 

2. Create Organizational Clarity.

 

Here we are talking about knowing what the organization is about. The goal would be having everyone within the organization knowing what is the purpose of the organization, i.e., what does it do, why does it do it, who does it benefit. This can be in the form of a mission or vision statement, but it is more than just words, it is an internalized mantra known by heart by all members of the organization or employees.

 

3. Over-Communicate Organizational Clarity.

 

Communication is the universal solvent. All issues and problems can be more easily resolved through the proper use of communication. Unfortunately not everyone will get the communication on the first go around. Sometimes it takes two or three or more times for the message to sink in. Also, repeating the same message builds trust. Changing messages will subvert the leadership of any company as people become wary and untrusting of the executives.

 

4. Reinforce Organizational Clarity through Human Systems.

 

Having the team, having the clear and known purpose and message, there needs to be ways to make sure that these are being maintained. This is not just a spot check every so often. These are systems which instill and reinforce the message at the time of hiring, during performance reviews, giving promotions and rewards and even during terminations.

 

I look forward to my next Patrick Lencioni book, and I highly suggest if you want your organization to run smoothly, to read this one.

 

Enjoy!

 

Sanford Berenberg

Sanford@berenberg.net

http://sanfordberenberg.blogspot.com/

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