Excellence Advantage Inspirations
Quarterly Summary
Here’s a recap of the articles featured this quarter. Perhaps one that you had hoped to read and then it slipped by.
Grateful for my colleague for writing one while I was on my quest.
Is there a topic that you’d like for me to feature in an upcoming edition? Drop me a note and let me know.
What is your Quest?
How do you create an environment for high performance?
What level of performance are you capable of…for your customers, your communities, your stakeholders?
What are your go-to tools for performance improvement? Do you wield them with ease and impact?
A well-designed Performance Improvement System is like a Swiss Army Knife.
What Produces Your Results?
Processes produce results. And people work in processes.
What level of performance are you seeking? Which processes produce that result?
Does better mean a higher-level of performance or less variability in the result? Clarifying this will focus your effort immensely!
Can Organizations Learn?
When we think of learning, we most often think of individuals. Individuals acquiring new knowledge, a new skill, gaining insights through an experience.
But organizations can learn as well.
The 5 Leader-Ships of Innovation Adoption
In today’s fast changing world, the rapid adoption of innovation is key to survival. Here are five “leader-ships” that every executive should master and deploy in their organization.
Thanks to my colleague, Christian Milaster, for guest writing this piece.
Habits: Friend or Foe?
Personal leadership habits and organizational norms serve an important purpose. They can also be changed with intentional focus when they no longer serve us well. Not easy, but often necessary.
Which habits are best serving you? Which have outlived their usefulness?
