High velocity execution

http://www.conference-board.org/utilities/pressDetail.cfm?press_ID=3224

4 Oct 2007

Execution is taking precedence over profit and top-line growth as a focus for CEOs around the world, according to a global survey of chief executives released today by The Conference Board.

The survey of 769 global CEOs from 40 countries is from The Conference Board report, CEO Challenge 2007: Top 10 Challenges.

When asked to rate their greatest concerns from among 121 different challenges, chief executives participating in this year’s survey chose excellence of execution as their top challenge and keeping consistent execution of strategy by top management as their third greatest concern. Sustained and steady top-line growth, which led the pack last year, now ranks second, with profit growth fourth, and finding qualified managerial talent fifth.

Bizz De vijf klassieke fouten van de kersverse manager

http://www.trends.be/nl/bizz/de-vijf-klassieke-fouten-van-de-kersverse-manager/site37-section10-article3610.html

Bill Gove on success

“Success is more of a subtraction process than it is an additive process. We already had all we need inside of us. Success is simply a matter of removing the beliefs, attitudes and habits that get in our way.”

 

-Bill Gove, 1912-2001, the father of professional speaking 

Steve Jobs

Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistake. it is best to admit them quickly and get on with improving your other innovations”

–Steve Jobs, Apple Co-Founder

William Faulkner

“The man who removes a mountain begins by carrying away small stones.”

– William Faulkner

What leaders do -Jack Welsh

1. Leaders relentlessly upgrade their team, using every encounter as an opportunity to evaluate, coach, and build self-confidence.
2. Leaders make sure people not only see the vision, they live and breathe it.
3. Leaders get into everyone’s skin, exuding positive energy and optimism.
4. Leaders establish trust with candor, transparency and credit.
5. Leaders have the courage to make unpopular decision and gut calls.
6. Leaders probe and push with a curiosity that borders on skepticism, make sure their questions are answered with action
7. Leaders inspire risk taking and learning by setting the example
8. Leaders celebrate

“Winning”  by Jack Welsh 

Power of positive feedback by Tom Rath

Tom Rath (from Gallup) has written a pleasant short book on the power of positive feedback, called “How full is your bucket?”His story is that we all carry an “invisible bucket” where we store all the positive emotions we receive, coming from positive feedbacks, thanks, praise, etc…
When our “bucket” is full, we naturally have a positive outlook and feel highly energetic.
Then, as managers, we need to “fill” our subordinates’ bucket regularly with positive emotions, so that they too feel positive and energized, and thus achieve even more.
On the contrary, if we consistently download negative feedback to our colleagues, their “bucket” risks being emptied, and they will quickly lose their enthusiasm and energy.A couple of statistics for consideration:
Number one reason why people leave their jobs: because they don’t feel appreciated
9 out of 10 people say they are more productive when they are around positive people
the “magic” ratio: 5 positive interactions for every negative interaction with others

 

 

Zig Ziglar

If you want to make the world a better place, then make it better for everyone.

- Zig Ziglar -