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The CEO or MD is ultimately accountable for the performance of
their business.
The buck stops here. It stops with you!
Your vision guides and, hopefully, inspires your organisation.
Many individuals, from all levels and disciplines believe in you, have faith in
you and will want to go where you lead them.
Others may not understand, may not have heard your message or be
following their own agenda. They may not be capable of seeing the bigger
picture or may have a need to maintain the status quo.
You can be certain you can see further, more clearly, and be more
committed than most. You are likely to less easily satisfied, more driven and
much more passionate about your business.
In fact, nothing short of excellence will be enough for you.
Others will (by degree) be committed to maximising competitiveness, delivering
good service to your customers, and doing a good job.
Can you feel the gap? Do you
experience it every day?
What encourages you? What drives you to despair?
What is on your agenda?
A recent survey of 100 leaders of small to medium sized
enterprises in Australia revealed 10 most common agenda items needing
improvement.
| Topics which cause you
sleepless nights… |
Tick all
applicable items |
Rank your top
5 statements |
| Finding and keeping suitably
qualified people |
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| A 'can-do' attitude with more
solutions than problems |
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| Less fire-fighting and more
initiatives |
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| Become a preferred supplier more
often |
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| Eliminate silo working |
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| More flexible, more responsive
suppliers |
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| Consistently high standards across
everything we do |
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| More time to think |
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| Support systems that run smoothly
and meet our needs |
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| More leadership, less
management |
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If you find even 3 of these issues apply to your organisation you
can be sure its competitive advantage is being adversely affected. What else
may be detracting from maximising your organisation's position in the
marketplace? It is important to know these issues, rather than guess them.
The Competitive Strength Report provides a lateral approach to
addressing these and many other issues. It asks your most senior people to
assess 15 critical aspects of your business that contribute to your competitive
advantage and up to 60 relevant issues that (have the potential) to seriously
weaken that advantage.
The results provide compelling comparisons with 600 premier
Excellence award winners that outperformed their peers for a period of at least
10 years. These comparisons and the self assessments made by your senior people
provide a platform for a dialogue on…
- What matters
- What must be achieved
- How must you adapt or change
- How you lead and inspire your people to achieve excellence
- What each person needs to contribute to achieving your agenda,
your vision, your passion
You may also like to alert your Chief Financial Officer, Marketing
Director and Operations Director to potential issues in their areas of the
business that may be having a negative impact on your organisation's ability to
compete.
Send a link to my Team now
The Competitive Strength Report
may be just the catalyst you need to promote a top level dialogue on maximising
your competitive advantage and dealing with some of your ranked concerns.
Purchase a more
detailed and complete assessment of your organisation. |
