Third, he would have people present a challenge that they

The action you want is action that specifically drives results.

Next he would ask someone else on his team to share a helpful piece of information he had become aware of about the marketplace, the competition, or a product, or a segment that they were strategically going after.

Being an open system means, basically, that you are not arrogant enough to think that you have all the answers, or that your organization has all the answers, or even that you should.

high value. And we lose our way. When you know how much time you have available, and that it is fixed, you will spend it strategically. It forces you to focus on what truly drives the business.

This program is designed to help organizations get moving again—to reverse negativity and powerlessness—if they have fallen into that state, or to help good ones get even better. It is comprised of five components. Create Connections Regain Control Take Note of the Three P’s Add Structure and Accountability Take the Right Kind of Action

A sense of being in control changes people’s brains and affects their performance big time.

communicate our realigned focus. We make timely decisions and use learning from past experiences to continuously improve our ability to perform, INCLUDING MATCHING, COACHING, AND DEVELOPING TALENT AND BUILDING THE CAPACITY NEEDED TO DELIVER ON ALL MILESTONES.

In column number one, write down all of the things that you have no control over that are making your business difficult, such as the economy, the stock market, your customers’ finances, the banks, your boss, the parent company, the health care cost increase, the company’s overall budget, the board, the elections, the newscasts that hurt your