Face the brutal facts
Published on Nov 20, 2015
A review of Good to Great, Chapter 4
MORE DECKS TO EXPLORE
PRESENTATION OUTLINE
Face the brutal facts
Understanding
The right decisions often became self-evident
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Fear the Leader
vs
Fear External Forces
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A CLIMATE WHERE
TRUTH IS HEARD
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Climate of Truth
- Lead with Questions, not Answers
- Engage in Dialogue and Debate
- Conduct Autopsies without Blame
- Red Flag Mechanisms
Think PACER
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Sunday Circulars
DOES BUYING AD SPACE PAY OFF?
"I don't know" can be difficult to say, but damaging to ignore
Think like a child
Think like a child
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Red Flag Mechanisms
What are our red flag mechanisms?
PM Reports
Market Scans
Client Visits
Conference Scouting
PM Reports
Market Scans
Client Visits
Conference Scouting
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stockdale paradox
Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties.
AND
Confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they may be.
AND
Confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they may be.
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1154 Autopsy
What are some brutal facts we are facing?
Internal...
Staffing
Face the brutal facts, but lack faith that we will prevail
External...
Technical... Engineering, CAD
Sales...
Project Management...
What are some brutal facts that we have ignored?
Internal...
Staffing
Face the brutal facts, but lack faith that we will prevail
External...
Technical... Engineering, CAD
Sales...
Project Management...
What are some brutal facts that we have ignored?
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