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Organizational Trust

Commitment flourishes in an environment of trust.  In a 2016 Ernest & Young global survey, fewer than half of the ten thousand employees surveyed said they had a "great deal of trust" in their colleagues or the company overall.  

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#Culture

Culture is the one thing that can't be copied or commoditized. 

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#Culture

Organizational statements such as, Purpose, Vision, and Mission, are of limited use, and might be counterproductive if your organization cannot execute on them. 

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Processes vs People

How much more could you get for your payroll dollar simply by implementing good processes that eliminate non-value-adding work? 

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Asking Questions

Asking the right dumb question is often the smartest thing you can do. 

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Process vs People

Strong people can't compensate for a weak process.  If you pit a good performer against a bad process, the process will win almost every time. 

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Alignment

Culture drives expectations and beliefs.  Expectations and beliefs drive behaviors.  Behaviors drive habits and habits create the future.  

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Lessons Learned

Is your organization learning from every unsuccessful endeavor?  Are lessons being shared across the organization?  Are these lessons learned helping to make your organization better?

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High-Performance Organizations

One of the defining characteristics of a high-performance organization is their ability to make good decisions and to make them happen quickly.  Speed is everything!

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All In

Asking everyone to give their best every day only works if there's a mindset that all of us are in the same game. 

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