November 15, 2006
"Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare."

Japanese Proverb
 

Quick Tip: The Makings of a Winning Team

Do you run a business or manage a department that exemplifies the traits of a winning team? Below is a list of traits that you can evaluate your team against.

  • Works to serve and keep customers happy
  • Gives more than is expected
  • Remains flexible and adapts to change
  • Continually fine tunes a quality environment
  • Believes in communication and listening
  • Accepts learning as an ongoing process
  • Helps each other to grow and succeed
  • Is proud of what they do, who they are, and the company they represent
  • Is open to new ways of doing things
  • Is enthusiastic, optimistic, and persistent

Missing some of these traits? Why not build some of these traits and actions into your organization in 2007? Take some specific action in your strategic plan to develop a winning team.


 
How to Guide: Your Strategic Planning Process

Working on putting your plan together for 2007? Here is a quick run down of an effective strategic planning process.

And don’t let your strategic planning meeting get derailed. Look like a hero when your meeting is effective and efficient by avoiding these Eight Pitfalls.



Case Study: Hitting your growth goals comes down to sales department. Don’t leave them out of your planning process

There’s one organization I know of where sales was given a goal of 30 percent growth. The sales organization delivered. The rest of the operation couldn’t support it! The realistic goal on the manufacturing side of the house was only about three percent. So sales can’t fulfill contracts to retailers, sales gets incentives based on deliveries…the entire organization is a mess. The sales were made, but revenue goals weren’t reached. It’s a case of left hand/right hand, of not really paying attention. Sales was successful but no one asked the tough question, “Can we deliver?” Read more.


 
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