Details Unhealthy Organizational Situations That Will Derail A Leadership Team
Details Unhealthy Organizational Situations That Will Derail A Leadership Team
However, it is believed that the daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual “Meeting
Rhythms” help to address the number one challenge that people face when working
together: communication.
It is critical for senior leadership and middle managers to engage their employees in data
collection from within the company. In other words, roll up your sleeves and prepare to take
notes.
Collect data from all employees, especially the sales and operations channels and
those on the frontline as they are closest to the action.
Senior leaders should talk to one employee a week. Here is the question they should
ask: “What should the company Start/Stop/Keep doing?”
Pay attention to the “Stops” as this will give us an idea of the roadblocks that the
employees are facing and what to eliminate.
Next we will look at the data that will come from customers. With our method of execution,
we advise all employees to talk to customers — as after employees, customers are the next
biggest source of data that we can use to guide the growth of your organization. In fact, I’d
suggest senior leaders formally talk to one customer a week to gather data about the
market and competitors.
Core Values are discovered, Purpose is articulated, and both are known by all
employees.
All executives and middle managers refer back to the Core Values and Purpose when
giving praise or reprimands.
HR processes and activities align with the Core Values and Purpose (hiring,
orientation, appraisal, recognition, etc.).
Actions are identified and implemented each quarter to strengthen the Core Values
and Purpose in the organization.
This habit will give you a baseline for current and future decisions, including when making a
hire, sharing praise and when giving constructive criticism. I like to think of Core Values and
Purpose as “alive’ in an organization.
Each member of your team (yourself included) should be able to answer the question,
“Did I have a great day or week?”
If they can’t, then it might mean that they are not clear on their priorities and their KPIs. In
order to move forward together, everyone must be aligned. Think of your organization as if
it were a machine. In order for the machine to work flawlessly, all parts must work well and
work together.
This habit basically boils down to having scoreboards everywhere! We encourage you to
have your goals, metrics, and plans up around the company for everyone to see, keep track
of and remain engaged with. Similarly make sure your core values and purpose are also
posted throughout your firm so everyone has access to it.