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Whats The Secret

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Many business owners pose the question of what does it take to attract a dream team. What does it take for my team to consistently step up and act as if they actually were the owner themselves?

In my career, I believe there are many structural and systematization type issues that must be addressed. You first need to be clear about your organization’s vision, mission and culture. You need to have the proper hiring and onboarding process in place.

You must have individual position agreements, a quarterly review process, weekly meetings, individual and divisional KPI’s to test and measure their progress. This should all be the norm in any organization.

However, there’s still one little secret that many of you may be missing. What is it? I believe it is simply being present. Yes, being present in the conversation that you’re in the right here right now!

Think about it for a moment, how many of you are willing to raise your hand if you’ve ever been in a conversation with someone when you were actually thinking about something entirely different at the time. Or you were in a conversation of which you were thinking about what to say next without really truly listening to the person you were actually having the conversation with?

Let’s face it, we’re all human, none of us are perfect, so we should all be raising our hand.

If you are a business owner, a leader, a CEO or a manager of a team, take point. If you are having a conversation with one of the persons on your team and you are not completely present in that conversation, you’re thinking about what you have to do next, of a proposal you’re working on, a client conflict, something that happened just prior or just simply thinking of anything other than what the person that you’re in the conversation with is saying, then, you are simply blowing it!

Many business owners and employees all complain there is not enough time in the day. Well, just think about how much time is being wasted by not being present in a conversation. How many times will you have to go back and explain something or ask for an explanation a second time? How much frustration and disrespect are being created within an organization with this simple secret being missed? How many people leave an organization without ever explaining why? How many business owners or managers wonder why someone left and never get an answer? How much productivity, time and money are being left on the table over the course of a year by not mastering this little habit?

There’s a great quote; “People don’t care how much you know until they know how much you care.”

The greatest compliment you could ever pay to someone is to simply ask for their opinion, listen clearly to their answer and thank them without passing any judgement based on their answer. People will begin to know you care when you simply begin being present in a conversation by sincerely listening.

As we all commit to practicing and mastering this little habitual secret you just may find that you will no longer have to hear or ask the question of how do I create a dream team.

 

Are you ready to Zoom ?

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We are at the completion of our ABC’s of Creating a Successful Organization. We will now take a look at all the ingredients in running a successful organization or business. The question is, have you mastered all the principles in this series and are you, your team and your organization ready to zoom?

We started out the series with the first letter of the alphabet very fittingly being A, as A stands for Attitude. In the first step of any successful endeavor whether it be in business or in life the beginning always starts with a positive Attitude. 

B was about having solid Bench Strength which is the key to maintaining any sustainable success in any organization.

Week three gave us Dr. Martin Luther King Jr principles on Mastering the art of Communication.

D was for an effective Delivery process in every area of your organization. Leading to E for Efficiency.

Week six we shared several F-words that we believe are key to running successful organizations. Be sure to revisit to find out what they are.

Week seven we shared how you can increase the probability of your success by 78% by using SMART GOALS.  Followed by investigating the value of your Human capital. Which lead to what is really your greatest Investment?

J was about being aware of being a Jack of all Trades.

K was for KPI’s known as Key Performance Indicators which are the measurable values that demonstrates how effectively a company is achieving their key business objectives and goals.

L was asking if you are applicating the power of Leverage in all the different areas of your organization to be truly effective and efficient?

M represented an interview with Brad Sugars the founder of Action Coach about the importance of Mentors. Be sure to give it a listen if you haven’t already.

N represented the importance of saying No with some examples of some of the most successful people on the planet? Followed by what’s the Opportunity cost of your decision-making process?

P represented with the high failure rate in business, do you have what it takes to Persevere to Profits while staying in the game for the long term.

Week seventeen we visited the letter Q and the 16 cylinders formulated of Mind, Body, Heart & Spirit to see if your team Qualifies to represent your organization and brand!

We visited R to see if you are actually Resisting the Results that you are actually after.

S was for Systems which stands for Saving Yourself Stress Time Energy and Money. And systems are simply about documenting and delivering consistent repeatable results time after time. 

T represented team which stands for Together Everyone Achieves More of which we used the ultimate example of the Navy Seals and their Trident.


Week twenty-one we asked does your Uniqueness stand above the pack? What are you doing to stand out amongst your competition?

V and W, asked you if the clarity of your Vision and Why are creating your organizational Victories as well as Win / Win outcomes.

X was simply about being eXtraordinary as average just doesn’t cut it. And you can only be eXtraordinary when you are clearly articulating a strong confident YES which ultimately means You Expect Success.

I invite you to go back to review any of these principles to sharpen up your ax as they say.

Simply speaking – when you have mastered all that has been provided to you in the ABC’s of Creating a Successful Organization and have taken on an accountability partner or Coach to ensure that you consistently follow through on all that you have learned – you, your team and your business should be ready to Zoom!

Can you Persevere to Profits?

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Small businesses continue to play a vital role in the economy of the United States by producing almost 50% of the private nonfarm GDP. In 2014, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, statistics show that unfortunately, about 40% of these businesses fail in their first year, 50% fail by their fifth and only about 20% of businesses will survive their 10th year in business. What’s the reasons why … Read more

Do you have Solid Organizational Bench Strength?

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In any organization or sports team, any sustainable success will always come down to their bench strength. We’ve seen it in basketball games where the second teamers would come off the bench and pull ahead in the score by outperforming the bench of the opposing team. We’ve seen it in football games when a first stringer would get injured and his back up would come off the bench and perform successfully.

Bench strength in an organization is defined by the competence and number of employees who are ready to fill vacant leadership and any other important positions. For any organization to thrive, they must have solid bench strength.

How do we create this bench strength?

First, you must always transfer the knowledge and experience from the top. This aids in the education and development of future leaders. In any successful sporting organization, is almost always lead by a great coach who is a great communicator and motivator. He not only has the ability to build people up, however, he does this all while holding them to a high standard of accountability.

To build great bench strength you must build solid relationships across the generations.  These filtered down skills, talents, and values of this diverse group will strengthen the overall leadership.

Develop succession plans. Don’t wait until the need for a leader is obvious! Identify and nurture high-potential members of the team. This group can be the first to leave if they are not properly recognized and developed.

Provide cross-departmental learning and exposure. This will develop a much better understanding of the overall organizational systems.

Offer executive coaching. Having an outsider perspective who specializes in this process can be very beneficial to upcoming leaders in succession planning. This will also provide a mastermind type strategic thinking process that will be very helpful early in the young talents career path.

Consistently assess this talent and provide mentoring support for new managers. This will help to acclimate them to their new roles. Constantly give your new leaders insights to help them increase their effectiveness.

Always keep an open dialogue. What leadership skills are crucial to the company’s success? What is the most important philosophy about your companies culture of leadership? What type of individual fulfills this culture of leadership? How are they willing to step up to fulfill this culture?

One final ingredient in succession planning will likely be influenced by work/life concerns. Organizations will need to find ways to help high-potentials balance their work and personal life responsibilities. Organizations must understand the impact that generational influences have on employees’ views of career development.

Be sure to recognize, develop, support, and train your organization’s young talent and with the proper bench strength you will surely have your winning team.

 

What’s your most valuable asset?

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I would like to cover two great quotes or clichés concerning time that we are all familiar with; “Time is your most valuable asset” and “Time is Money.” With this in mind, how many of us actually honor these two sayings? It is estimated that distraction and/or unengaged employees in the workplace cost the US … Read more

Show me the money

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Show Me the Money! Remember that iconic scene from Jerry Maguire where Rod Tidwell, played by Cuba Gooding Jr., demands, “Show me the money!”? Jerry, portrayed by Tom Cruise, is desperately trying to retain his clients as they’re being poached by another agent. Amidst the chaos, Rod insists on a commitment from Jerry to secure … Read more

You had me at hello

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Near the end of the movie “Jerry Maguire,” Rod Tidwell finally had his breakout moment. His break out game. His breakthrough of clarity. He had finally made it. The celebration was on! It was also a major breakthrough for Jerry Maguire’s company. As with all of us, when we have a big win, we naturally … Read more

You are the ambassador of my quan.

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There’s a great scene in the film “Jerry Maguire” where Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character, Rod Tidwell a football player, explains to his agent, Tom Cruise’s character, Jerry Maguire, what “quan” is. He tells him that quan is more than just “coin”. It’s about love, respect and money.  Let me take you back to the scene in the movie of … Read more

Help Me Help You

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There was a great scene in the movie “Jerry Maguire” where Cuba Gooding Jr.’s character, Rod Tidwell was in the locker room after a game. He was boasting on how he smokes all the greats, but yet he wasn’t being shown the money. He wasn’t getting the multimillion dollar contract he felt he deserved. Jerry … Read more

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