Wake Up Your Business, Part 6: Helping Your People Help Themselves
In an effectively-managed company, the management team works with the rest of the staff to ensure that all employees are constantly improving in order to serve the best interest of the company. But considering that management’s influence can only stretch so far, what happens when management is not in a position to oversee an employee’s efforts? Is that employee working to get better on his or her own? According to recent surveys, only 30% of workers indicate that they are making strides to improve their performance at work. As part of his six-part series on waking up your business, Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with his colleague at Dale Carnegie, Kevin Crone, about this statistic, and the steps that management can take to ensure that employees have the tools and motivation they need to improve, even when the boss isn’t around.
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War Rooms and Board Rooms - How Military Thinking Can Apply to Business: Chet Richards
Observation. Orientation. Decision. Action. These four elements comprise what is commonly known as the OODA Loop, the brainchild of one of the foremost military strategists of the 20th Century, the late Colonel John Boyd. Complete this loop faster than your opponent, Boyd theorizes, and your chances of winning increase dramatically. And even though John Boyd never ran a company, the OODA Loop and his other theories of warfare success have enjoyed a letter-perfect translation into the business community. Chet Richards was a long-time associate of John Boyd, and his new book, “Certain To Win” describes how Boyd’s military theories translate to your company, and the importance of having a focused goal, clear objectives on how to achieve that goal, open lines of communication among your people, and a unity of purpose. Chet talks with “The International Capitalist” David Iwinski about the business legacy of John Boyd, and how military strategy is closer to business strategy than most think.
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War Rooms and Board Rooms - How Military Thinking Can Apply to Business
Observation. Orientation. Decision. Action. These four elements comprise what is commonly known as the OODA Loop, the brainchild of one of the foremost military strategists of the 20th Century, the late Colonel John Boyd. Complete this loop faster than your opponent, Boyd theorizes, and your chances of winning increase dramatically. And even though John Boyd never ran a company, the OODA Loop and his other theories of warfare success have enjoyed a letter-perfect translation into the business community. Chet Richards was a long-time associate of John Boyd, and his new book, “Certain To Win” describes how Boyd’s military theories translate to your company, and the importance of having a focused goal, clear objectives on how to achieve that goal, open lines of communication among your people, and a unity of purpose. Chet talks with “The International Capitalist” David Iwinski about the business legacy of John Boyd, and how military strategy is closer to business strategy than most think.
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The Mid Week Mentor: How Motivation Leads to Success
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What drives you? Motivation can come from a wide range of activity, and if recognized it can lead you down the path of success. Your Mid-Week Mentor John Rodgers, of Dale Carnegie, is here to motivate you.
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Wake Up Your Business, Part 6: Letting Your People Help Themselves
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In an effectively-managed company, the management team works with the rest of the staff to ensure that all employees are constantly improving in order to serve the best interest of the company. But considering that management’s influence can only stretch so far, what happens when management is not in a position to oversee an employee’s efforts? Is that employee working to get better on his or her own? According to recent surveys, only 30% of workers indicate that they are making strides to improve their performance at work. As part of his six-part series on waking up your business, Your Mid-Week Mentor, John Rodgers of Dale Carnegie Systems, talks with his colleague at Dale Carnegie, Kevin Crone, about this statistic, and the steps that management can take to ensure that employees have the tools and motivation they need to improve, even when the boss isn’t around.
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