Morph4Sys

Every business faces tough issues that pop up and become a drag on ex*****on. Most companies don’t have a consistent approach to surface, examine and permanently resolve these tough issues. The companies that do have such a system enjoy a powerful competitive edge in the marketplace.

This is a real challenge because individuals have their own unique ways to deal with complex issues. If your team isn’t tightly aligned on problem-solving, issues will resist resolution.

My client, Bill, explains how his team uses an issue resolution discipline called SER and talks about how it empowered his team to boost their performance.

SER Tough Issues That Sabotage Business Performance - Morph4Sys A leader describes the process he learned to help his people uncover issues that were sabotaging performance and resolve them as a team.

When it comes down to it, a leader is someone who has developed a leader who has developed a leader. Let that sink in for a few second. Gino Wickman introduced me to that nugget. It’s an absolutely essential characteristic of a leader made. And while it makes so much sense – at least to me – it doesn’t really speak to what goes into the making of that leader.

I came across this article in Entrepreneur magazine that offers four pillars of leadership that I found to be quite compelling: https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/378975

The four pillars are 1) Accountable, 2) Empowering, 3) Purpose driven, and 4) Empathetic. #2 is key to my earlier point about leader-making being a core element of effective leadership.

The article is primarily a starting point for your own inquiries and journey into the why-what-how you can make each pillar your own, reflecting your unique talents, values, vision, and priorities.

Optimize four key people levers to complement your business objectives and performance culture and enable each person in your organization to function more effectively and with greater accountability.
The four levers are…
1. The Right Roles for your business to thrive
2. The Right People to fill those roles
3. The Right Values to guide those people
4. The Right Behaviors that express those values
Step 1: Bring your leadership team together and ask if you are all deeply clear and tightly aligned about these four key people levers. That will give you insight into where your team and you need to direct your attention.
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The seventh habit in the book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey is “Sharpen the Saw”. Covey may have drawn inspiration from Abraham Lincoln’s famous saying “Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” The best way to take your business to the next level is by turning yourself and your leaders into Ex*****on Ninjas. Ninjas don’t just execute to “get the job done.”
Ninjas execute to “make a huge impact.” That means consistently nailing the difficult initiatives, solving the complex problems, meeting the challenging goals, strengthening focus and discipline where it is weak. All, seamlessly and effectively, and across the business. Not just within their narrow roles, as just Job Ninjas.
Leaders have tirelessly honed their Job Saws through their careers. There’s the Marketing Saw, the Finance Saw, the IT Saw, and so on. The Job Saw is their Superpower. It’s what’s propelled them to where they are now. However, a Marketing Ninja is not an Ex*****on Ninja. Neither is a Ninja in any of the many other functional disciplines.
Ex*****on Ninjas need sharp Ex*****on Saws. Not just sharp Job Saws. Work with your team to surface the top five challenges that prevent you from executing like Ninjas, and create a program to build the skills your leaders need to overcome those challenges. That’s how you get your leaders Ex*****on Saws sharp enough for them to be Ex*****on Ninjas.
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