Habits grow from obtaining knowledge, attitude and skills.
BILL CAPODAGLIThe best ideas can come from anyone within an organization. Leaders must remember that if they want employees to embrace a new organizational “Dream” or strategy, they need to include them and seek their ideas. Creativity is NOT just for the R&D department.
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Innovate, don’t imitate. Set out to create a culture that is right for your organization, then work at making it happen.
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In the best organizations, love is the real “pixie dust.”
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In 1962, Sam Walton changed the face of retailing with Wal-Mart. As we speak, Amazon is again changing the face of retail with on-line buying.
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Write down your Dream or story; create your own unique Values, Believe in them, and use them to make all decisions; Dare to take some risks; and Do the planning, revisions and details to realize the Dream.
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Knowledge is the understanding of what, how and why we need to do something. Skill is applying that knowledge in a practical situation.
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Love for coworkers, love for customers, love for the product and love for self. Walt Disney instilled all of these “loves” in his company. Each of these factors is critical to achieving success in any organization.
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The two critical questions to ask are: “Who is my customer?” and “What value am I adding?” Unfortunately, many workers cannot answer these questions. They tend to blindly do things, and develop bad habits of doing things over and over for no good reasons.
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If your values are not used as the constitution of your organization, or if they are compromised, they become just words on paper.
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The two greatest role models in my professional career were Walt Disney and Dr. Deming. Dr. Deming was the Father of Total Quality Management and the person who redefined quality for the entire world.
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Productivity starts with doing the right things.
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When values are deeply embedded within an organization, they seldom change.
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Organizational culture begins in HR. This means to hire for attitude and train for skill.
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The results of “engaged” companies vs “disengaged” companies are staggering. Getting workers to be more engaging with their coworkers and customers can produce huge results.
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Values must be demonstrated through behaviors, but they are truly significant when they represent the beliefs of an entire organization.
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The role of any exceptional facilitator or consultant is to work themselves out of a job.
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