Good to Great … Ideas For Growing Your Business The Persimmon Group Bob Schooley, EdD
Good to Great Goal “Help you and your business get to the next level!”
Good to Great Process Actively involve you in the discovery, discussion, and practice of “slight edge ideas” designed to enhance your performance.
Good to Great Law of the Slight Edge Small changes, over time, make a big difference!
Good to Great Edwin Moses story Small changes, over time, make a big difference!
Good to Great Great Books: “Built to Last, ”Jim Collins & Jerry Porras “Built to Last, ”Jim Collins & Jerry Porras “Good to Great,” Jim Collins “Good to Great,” Jim Collins “The Leadership Challenge,” James Kouzes & Barry Posner “The Leadership Challenge,” James Kouzes & Barry Posner “First Things First,” Stephen Covey “First Things First,” Stephen Covey “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Stephen Covey “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” Stephen Covey
Good to Great Keys for going from good to great: 1. Pick the right people 2. Face brutal facts 3. Use a simple concept to drive your business 4. Discipline Source: “Good to Great,” by Jim Collins
Good to Great What are some of your work-related examples of Collins’ good to great keys?” 1. Pick the right people 2. Face brutal facts 3. Use a simple concept to drive your business 4. Discipline
Good to Great “Give me 6!” – 1 7 – 1 9 – 3 9 – 3 12/2 12/2 2 * 3 2 * 3 Square root of 36 Square root of 36 Source: Ms. Coulter’s 3 rd Grade Class
Good to Great Nine Dots Exercise
Good to Great Nine Dots Exercise: Hint
Good to Great Nine Dots Exercise
Good to Great Nine Dots Exercise
Good to Great Nine Dots Exercise
Good to Great Nine Dots Exercise
Good to Great Rebuilding Trust Own up to your share of the breach Own up to your share of the breach Share what you have learned since the breach Share what you have learned since the breach Share why you want to regain their trust Share why you want to regain their trust Share what you plan to do different to keep their trust Share what you plan to do different to keep their trust Seek their input Seek their input Secure their willingness to contribute 5% Secure their willingness to contribute 5%
Good to Great Stages of Team Development 1. Forming 2. Storming 3. Norming 4. Performing Source: B.W. Tuckman
Good to Great A Riddle … “No one has enough, yet everyone has all there is!”
Good to Great Question Which is more important, being effective or being efficient?
Good to Great Pareto Principal (aka as the “80/20 Rule”) 80% of your results will come from 20% of your resources
Good to Great Tyranny of the Urgent Importance Urgency LowHigh Low High Source: “First Things First” by Stephen Covey
Good to Great Tyranny of the Urgent Importance Urgency High Priorities
Good to Great Tyranny of the Urgent Importance Urgency High Low Quality
Good to Great Tyranny of the Urgent Importance Urgency Low High Deception
Good to Great Tyranny of the Urgent Importance Urgency Low Black Hole
Good to Great Tyranny of the Urgent Importance Urgency LowHigh Low High Priorities Quality Deception Black Hole
Good to Great “Pick Your Battles” based on Return on Concern (ROC) Influence LowHigh Low High Priorities Pray Delegate Black Hole Concern