The Top 10 MAXIMS FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SUCCESS
Category: Corporate, Organizational Issues, Competition (AC13)Originally Submitted on 4/10/97.
1. There is NEVER enough time, money and labor available for information research. You must learn to quickly separate the wheat from the chaff at least cost. UNDERSTAND what you can and can't do with statistics!
2. You must be close to the customer. You need to know what they're thinking before they think it. You must change and adapt to their needs BEFORE the market requires you to change. If you don't, somebody else will...and is--servicing their needs.
3. You must seek to make yourself, your products and your organization obsolete, BEFORE SOMEBODY ELSE DOES! Control your own destiny or somebody else will. Innovate.
4. You need to learn how to get things done with teams--for...and on behalf of other people. Practice the simple art of service. If you are not getting what you want, it's because you're not helping enough other people get what they need.
5. If you choose the world of business, be prepared to be goal directed or to work for somebody who is goal directed! Become self-directed. ALWAYS exceed expectations.
6. LEARN, LEARN, LEARN! Learn fast--not necessarily best.
7. Understand quality. Know that quality is always defined by the customer, not you! Devise methods for feedback to create an interactive dialogue with your customer. Quality depends on information.
8. Minimize mistakes. Always have a recovery strategy in place.
9. Embrace technology! BUT, remember that people are your only true competitive advantage.
10. As a leader, be trustworthy, seek trust, enable FIRST-- then empower, align systems and ALWAYS create generative environments where people can succeed and have lives. Remember, what gets rewarded gets done!
About the Submitter
This piece was originally submitted by Mike R. Jay, Happeneur, Practicing Business Coach, Writer & Student, who can be reached at maxims@leadwise.com, or visited on the web. The original source is: SMILE: SUCCESSFUL MECHANICS IN LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS by Mike R. Jay.
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