What If Potential is a Myth?

I wasn't a particularly good student at school.  In fact, I was below good.

Whenever my report card came home, my father would shake his head and say the same thing,
"But my boy, you have so much potential."

The Most Expensive Good Manager I Ever Met

On paper, he was outstanding.

His department consistently met its targets.

Quality was excellent. Customers were happy and senior management loved him.

The Productivity Illusion

Every day, your people demonstrate capabilities in their personal lives that could add significant value to your organisation—but your organisation may never benefit from them.

 

Before arriving at work they solve problems, make decisions...

When Did We Stop Listening?

Over the past few months, I've noticed a trend.

 

In around half the organisations I contact, I'm told that the HR executive "doesn't take external calls."
Perhaps that's the right policy...

Are you Leading Your Team or just getting in their way?

One of the things I hear managers say most often is, "My people just don't take ownership."

 

I understand the frustration. But I also think we've been asking the wrong question.

Because Growth Needs More Than Compliance

Every year companies publish growth targets. Some ambitious and some conservative. But all with the same basic plan - Higher turnover, better productivity, Improved output, more efficiency.

 

But very few organisation stop and ask a critical question...

No-One Has Ever "Complied" their Way To Excellence

Every year companies publish growth targets. Some ambitious and some conservative. But all with the same basic plan -

Higher turnover...Better productivity...Improved output...More efficiency.

 

But very few organisations stop and ask a critical question:

We're Not Managing Performance - We're Sweating Compliance!

There’s a phrase: “Let’s sweat the asset.”

Push it harder. Stretch it further. Get more out of it than it was designed to give.

That works - up to a point.