{"id":12823,"date":"2015-07-21T09:27:48","date_gmt":"2015-07-21T09:27:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com\/?p=12823"},"modified":"2015-07-21T09:27:48","modified_gmt":"2015-07-21T09:27:48","slug":"s-t-a-y-on-t-o-p-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/winningthinking.co.uk\/?p=12823","title":{"rendered":"Part 7 of 8: S-T-A-Y on T-O-P"},"content":{"rendered":"

Over the last few weeks I’ve shared some of the practical techniques that immediately deliver when CEOs are faced with sleepless nights<\/strong><\/a> :<\/p>\n

1).\u00a0 From the start focus on creating the basis of an agile culture<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

2).\u00a0 Strip away falsehoods to get to the truth<\/strong><\/a> to base the decisions.<\/p>\n

3).\u00a0 Lead and interact respectfully<\/strong><\/a> using the 4 question model.<\/p>\n

4).\u00a0 Develop the team’s capability by letting them do their roles<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

5).\u00a0 Assertiveness, forgiveness and contrition to deal with mistakes and build trust<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

6).\u00a0 Create Action Forums<\/a><\/strong> for far faster more robust results.<\/p>\n

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A business led like this is a business where its employees actually want to come to work.<\/strong>\u00a0 It’s hard to overstate the competitive advantage this offers, and the potential, capacity and capability it unlocks<\/strong>… and the role this plays to develop the leadership.<\/p>\n

A CEO taking responsibility for strategy<\/strong> is admirable in many respects, but how does that manifest itself?<\/strong>\u00a0 Without taking these steps they are almost certain to create a deeper or worse hidden crisis:<\/strong>\u00a0 for example the G4S shortfall of 10,000 security people for the Olympics, and the Virgin Galactic tragedy.<\/p>\n

Despite overwhelming volumes of information, the captain is often alone unable to see the iceberg.<\/strong><\/p>\n

By contrast, developing an outstanding team leads to the quickest and safest results<\/strong>.\u00a0 A team built on these principles can and do face down anything<\/strong>, and the most valuable people come to the fore.\u00a0 The strategy becomes self aligning<\/strong>, a thousand small decisions every day improving the efficiency and trajectory of the corporate vehicle.<\/p>\n

You can try these free of charge so\u00a0 I invite you to try them for yourself.\u00a0 They’re part of the secret of how icebreaker have been able to transform profits in just 2 weeks.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you have tried this, call me I would be fascinated to know how you have got on.<\/p>\n

Contrary to company rhetoric: most talent is tragically locked away in organisations. Mobilising everyone<\/strong> is the key to creating extraordinary results.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Next week I’ll be sharing why you will find this almost impossible to do yourself.<\/strong><\/p>\n

with best wishes,<\/p>\n

Tom<\/p>\n

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Tom Pickering<\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.icebreakerexecutive.com<\/a><\/p>\n

Winner 2015 Global Turnaround Firm of the Year<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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