Musings of an organization consultant
Posted in Government, Uncategorized on Aug 12th, 2009
Home again, after a successful CCAP (County Commissioners Association of Pennsylvania) conference at Seven Springs Pennsylvania, with some great memories and new contacts. Everyone has a different experience and perspective, but here are some of the highlights for me:
Monday morning, I sat between Lancaster Commissioner Dennis Stuckey and Timi Kirchner of Stevens & Lee, for [...]
Posted in Leadership, Performance on Aug 8th, 2009
Posted in Performance on Aug 7th, 2009
PERFORMANCE MEASURING TOOLS YOU MIGHT HAVE MISSED
So you think your management group has developed some realistic, inspiring goals. And they have followed through with some strategies that will move the organization forward. Now, you come to the part where performance measures are needed, and the end is in sight.
Temptation sets in to rush through this [...]
Posted in Performance, Uncategorized on Aug 7th, 2009
Strategies – What’s the Big Deal?
Strategies convey the way we get things done in organizations. Everybody has them, but the question is: can we explain them? Are they transparent, intentional, and based on shared understanding? Whether we refer to ourselves, our team, or our organization, without attention to strategy, default patterns hold sway and no [...]
Posted in Performance on Aug 4th, 2009
Goals and Strategies – Do You Know the Difference?
If you have worked on development of goal and strategy statements you know the challenge of distinguishing between the two. The definitions are deceptively simple (and I rely on the classic work of Eden and Ackermann, Making Strategy to guide me). A goal is what you intend [...]
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