June 19, 2013

Acheiving Organizational Greatness

How is your Organizations Culture?

I can’t take credit for this post but I sat in a Leadership session at Relevant Church and took notes on greatness and I wanted to share this with you. In any Organization you need to be sure that you are always striving for greatness because it comes with the territory.

  • In order to achieve greatness we must have a culture of discipline that focuses on these three questions.
  1. What are you deeply passionate about?
  2. What drives your economic engine?
  3. What you can be the best in the world at?
  • Sustained results hinge on building a culture of self disciplined people who take self disciplined action based on these three questions.
  • We must have the willingness to shun opportunities that fall outside the three questions.
  • A great organization is much more likely to die of indigestion from too much opportunity than starvation from too little.

A Culture of Discipline

  • A culture of discipline requires duality – on one hand it requires people to adhere to a consistent system on the other, it gives freedom and responsibility within that system.
  • A culture of discipline is not just about action – it is about disciplined people who engage in disciplined thought, who then take disciplined action.
  • The purpose of bureaucracy is to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline – a problem that largely goes away if you have the right people in the first place.
  • Most companies build rules to manage the small percentage of wrong people on the bus, which in turn drives the right people off the bus, which then increases for bureaucracy to compensate for incompetence and lack of discipline.
  • We must avoid bureaucracy and hierarchy and instead create a culture of discipline.
  • We must create systems where every leader in every role is responsible for his or her return on investment.
  • Recognize that planning is priceless, but plans are useless.
  • Status and authority come from your Leadership capabilities, not your position.

Takeaways:

  1. Start a “Stop doing” list! – What are you going to stop doing that is not in your scope?
  2. It is important to budget our resources around the 3 questions.
  3. We must have the discipline to do the right thing and, equally important, to stop doing the wrong things.

Question: Are you in an Organization? How are you pushing for greatness?

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About Lincoln R Parks

I am a Traditional and Non-Traditional Business owner. I made the transition from Corporate cubicle to Home office. I went to work harder on myself than I did on my Job, and went from Darkness to light. I spend my days Consulting, Teaching, informing, & Learning. God has given me a spirit of Humility and a mind for Business, so I use that ability to reach others.
Lincoln R. Parks

  • http://tcavey.blogspot.com/ TCAvey

    Love the “stop doing list”
    Going to work on that now! Just what I needed to today, Thanks.

  • http://www.lincolnparks.com Lincoln Parks

    When I first heard that TC, I knew I had to implement it. There is allot I have to stop doing in order to accomplish the goals that we set out to. Thank you TC!

  • http://undistractedchristian.com/ Tyler Hess

    great post, it is hard to let other people do what they are good so that you can focus on what you’re good at…in the body of Christ its like the arm trying to be the mouth…we all have different gifts, we gotta be content with them and use our talents!

    • http://www.lincolnparks.com Lincoln Parks

      Tyler I definitely agree. We often get in our own way when it comes to the organization of the body of Christ. Let those that fit do what they are supposed to do and those that don’t unfortunately will weed themselves out. Bringing people to Christ is a BIG deal. Thanks for sharing and contributing.

  • http://danblackonleadership.com/ Dan Black

    These are some great points. I really liked the questions at the beginning.

    A “Stop Doing” list is just as important as a to do list. Great notes.

  • http://www.lincolnparks.com Lincoln Parks

    Dan aren’t they powerful questions? Imagine if we ask ourselves that everyday or when we attempt a task. We would have thriving organizations. Thank you so much for contributing to this blog. You are appreciated.

  • Zurriane

    Very nice. It all comes back to everything that you need to know you learned in grade school. The words of John Maxwell, Jim Rohn, Les Brown, Zig Zigger and some many others are true words of wisdom.

    • http://www.lincolnparks.com Lincoln Parks

      Zurraine, thanks so much for the suggestions and comments. You can’t go wrong with those gentlemen you mentioned. Thanks for contributing and stopping by.

  • Zurriane

    Show name suggestions:

    1. Words of Soul and Inspiration
    2. Get up, Stand up and take Action with Lincoln Parks
    3. Truth, Power and Brief

    • http://www.lincolnparks.com Lincoln Parks

      I liked et up stand up and take action with Lincoln Parks. I may use that one in my blog posts.

  • http://www.leadtoimpact.com/ Bernard Haynes

    Great points. I really liked the stop doing. It was several things that I had to stop doing to focus on my two main gifts. I could do several different things, but I learned quickly that you can’t possibly do and be everything.

    • http://www.lincolnparks.com Lincoln Parks

      The Stop Doing list is important for us to stop focusing on things that do not yield the results our organization needs. Thanks for stopping by Bernard,

 
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