As business owners’ part of our planning for the future is typically setting targets/goals for the business to pursue in the coming year.  One of those goals is typically a financial objective.  Dollars to realize as a result of sales and marketing efforts. When setting these targets, a variety of things are taken into consideration such as past performance, competition, economy, product offering etc. Once these metrics have been…

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Let’s be clear right from the start – this has nothing to do with the social dynamics of how people are self-identifying themselves with respect to gender, race or any of the other elements protected under the constitution of this United States. Today we are looking at the identification with your organization’s Core Purpose, Core Values and Culture.

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Avoiding Conflict is a Myth

A business owner made a funny comment the other day when asked about dealing with conflicts in their business. They said they never have any conflict because it is just a distraction they can’t afford to deal with. It was a bit off the cuff that they made the remark, but it triggered a series of thoughts about how…

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Four “C’s”

The talent marketplace is very challenging.  In some cases, there are large gaps in availability.  In other cases, people are using this time to shop their skills to the highest bidder. Yet in still other cases existing staff are redefining what they see as their work activities at the expense of unauthorized changes to organizational processes and procedures. Leadership is chasing…

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Action Systems

The final pointer on the Promise Guide Compass is all about where the rubber meets the road!  Taking decisive and deliberate development steps and action to achieve a given outcome. It is not just about effort. It is about strategic action which executes the plans of the other systems of the compass. When deploying these action steps…

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Navigation Systems

As we become more familiar with the Promise Culture Compass and use it to keep your successful business pointing in the correct direction, we need to consider how we navigate using the model.  We therefore look at the navigation systems. This part of the model includes such aspects as identifying the destination you are wanting to arrive at and the plan and path to get there (the map). Additionally, having metrics to…

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