Monthly Archives: December 2015

Takeaway #20: Whodini on creating organizational success

***Now the party didn’t start till I walked in

And I probably won’t leave until the thing ends

But in the mean time, the in between time

If you work your thing, then I’ll work mine ***

  

Whodini ♦ Five Minutes of Funk; Escape (1986)

 

It’s a marathon not a sprint.  This is your call to stay the course.  Do not get anxious about what preceded your efforts.  Focus on what you are doing now that you are in the game.

You cannot change what your predecessors in your position did for the organization, nor can you afford to focus on it.  The party starts with what you are doing now.  Do your thing as only you can and do not focus on activities that you cannot control.

More than just internalizing this notion you have to be able to communicate that to your coworkers and subordinates.  The bottom line is that if members are not focused on doing their function, then the organization does not succeed.

BPM TAKEAWAY#20:

  • STAY THE COURSE

  • FOCUS ON DOING YOUR ROLE AND KEEP OTHER TEAM MEMBERS’ HEADS IN THE GAME

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Takeaway #144 Murs + 9th Wonder inspire lessons in Goodwill and pricing power

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You must give respect to get respected

Treat others how you wish to be treated

You give what you get and the cycle is completed ***

 Murs & 9th Wonder  ♦   Pusshhhhh

Takeaway 144:  Golden Rule is obvious, but the fact that it is a cyclical environment that allows for recycling of goodwill is lost.  It is not zero-sum gain.  Remember it is not always an exchange for an exchange.  Goodwill builds overtime.  It becomes more valuable the more you do it.  It takes time because good will builds your reputation.  Your reputation builds your brand.  Your brand is the product that allows you to be valued at a premium.  Give to get.

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