Seven
Great Thoughts which can transform organizations (Culturally and financially)
if applied with right spirit
By: P R Ramesh, Principal Trainer and Coach, Seven Steps
Business Transformation Systems
1) In god we trust,
all others bring data - Dr Edward Deming
If applied, this will easily reduce 75 % of meeting time.
Most of the organizations spend hours together in meetings without data. Arguments, assumptions, opinions take
everyone's valuable time. You can make a poster of above quote and display in
all meeting areas.
2) The greatest
danger for most of us is NOT that our aim is too high and we miss it, BUT that
it is too low and we reach it! -
Michelangalo
I have seen organizations taken mediocritic goals, exceed
them and celebrate when their competitors doing ten times better by challenging
status quo. If this principle is adopted, we can utilize our people potential
to their best
3)" If I had 8
hours to chop a tree, I would spend 6 hours sharpening my axe"
Planning, training and development taken back seat in many
organizations. Most of the time senior management
will be busy in fire-fighting. By following this principle we can prepare the
organization for future (Refer: 4 quadrants of time management by Stephen
covey- This is a second quadrant activity)
4) We are what we
repeatedly do; Excellence then, is not an act, but a Habit – Aristotle
Consistency is the biggest problem in most of the
organizations. We start with great initiatives and don’t sustain them. Like Dr
Deming said, “Secret of success is constancy of purpose”.
5) “It is better to
deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not deserve them”- Mark
Twain
Think about ISO 9000 certificates, excellence awards etc...
6) “Give a man a fish, feed him for a day….
Teach a
man to fish, feed him for a lifetime.”
Great organizations are those which have less problem
reporters and more problem solvers. With
proper mentoring, we can create more problem solvers.
7) What cannot be
measured, cannot be managed
We need to move from no measurements/vague measurements to
clear operational definitions and measurements. This alone will bring in 50 %
improvement in any improvement project.
And the eighth quote
……………………….. Which is a pre-requisite!
“Vision
without action is merely a dream.
Action without vision just passes the time.
Vision with action can change the world
– Joel Barker
