Jeanne Goldie’s 10 Rules of Turnaround.
Actually there are 10.5. And don’t skip that last one!
10 Rules for Beginning a Turnaround
Change Strategist Jeanne Goldie shares her ten rules for launching an organizational turnaround. Plus the top secret bonus rule you need to be aware of on day one.
Rule # 1: Are you an Aspirin or a Vitamin?
What sort of pill are you having everyone swallow? And what are the side effects?
Rule #2: What you knew on the very first day, is what you need to remember now.
Once you start drinking the corporate KoolAid, your vision becomes narrowed. What are you missing? You had the answer once.
Rule #3 Weigh the Opportunity Cost
Why you need to run the overall value of any planned activity or change against the resources it will use up. And what is has to do with Joseph Schumpeter’s quest to be the the greatest lover in Vienna.
Rule #4: Do the Math: Follow the Money
Want to know what levers you’ll be able to move and what resources you can access to execute your brilliant strategy? Start here.
Rule #5: Find your Allies
A Human Calculator, a Historian and a Fixer went into a bar…here’s the change strategy they built.
Rule# 6: Build a Measuring Stick.
The secret weapon used by corporate strategists and effective non profit/ NGO leaders.
Rule #7: Locate the Elephants
What is everyone around you working hard not to “see.” Pointing it out can be career suicide.
Rule #8: Understand the Art, Science and Use of Duct Tape
There is a time for elegant fixes. Breathtaking strategies that will Wharton case studies for generations to come. And there are times when only duct tape will do.
Rule # 9: Change Does Not Occur in a Vacuum
You are standing in the shadow of all the ghosts who enacted change, or attempted to, with the same group. Some insight from Seth Godin.
Turnaround Rule #10.5 Know When to Go.
The dirty secret of being an effective change agent. What should you do when your work is done?
Uncomfortable Conversations: The Key to a Successful Turnaround
It’s great to have a vision, but how do you get buy-in? According to Tim Ferriss, it’s your ability to have the uncomfortable conversations. Read the series.
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