“There
is nothing permanent except change.”
~
Heraclitus
“Change
is often rejuvenating, invigorating,
fun…. and necessary.” ~
Lynn Povich
"To
laugh often and much, to
win the respect of
intelligent people
and the affection
of children, to earn the appreciation
of honest critics and endure the
betrayal of false friends, to appreciate
beauty, to find the best
in others, to leave the world
a bit better,
whether by a healthy
child, a garden
patch... to know even one life has
breathed easier
because
you have lived.
This is to have succeeded!" ~
Emerson.
That success
is a driving goal and inspiration for
us at Coaching the Waves.
Today we face many challenges
throughout Corporate America as a result
of a command and control approach to managing
our teams and employees. A system has
been created that institutionalizes finding
and making people wrong vs. finding and
making people right.
A change must be made to
evolve ourselves and our businesses from
a Command and Control Approach to an Enhanced
Performance Approach. The results
of making this shift are very compelling,
based on a Harvard Study conducted by
Kotter and Hesket in 1992.
Performance
Measure Study
Performance
Enhanced Culture
Command
& Control Culture
Revenue
Growth
680%
166%
Employment
Growth
282%
36%
Stock
Price Growth
901%
74%
Net-Income
Growth
756%
1%
(footnote
Kotter and Hasket Study, 1992)
The characteristics of
individuals and businesses engaged in an
Enhanced Performance Culture are:
Committed
to winning the hearts and minds of people
Serve all stakeholders
in the organizational in an equal and
balanced fashion
Aligned and committed
to common goals, values, and vision
Receptive to change
Responsive to opportunity
Dedicated to creativity
and risk taking
Provide an encouraging
environment that builds confidence and
high morale
Provide a high-trust
environment where problems are identified
and confronted
Build a culture
of supportive and enthusiastic people
who are rewarded for their initiative
Emphasize fairness, integrity, and doing
the right thing
Ken Blanchard and Stephen Covey give us
the following message:
“Being
heard in a workplace is as important on
the emotional level as breathing is on
the physical level.”
The sense of urgency
implied in that
statement is chilling.
Are
you ready to pursue a Performance Enhanced
Culture for you and your team?
