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Focus on Outcomes to Keep Your Business On-Course
Did you know that an airplane in flight is off course nearly 98% of the time? No flight is completed in a straight line from Point A to Point B. Gravity, side winds, updrafts, and downdrafts are continually moving the plane off course. And yet, the majority of flights arrive at their planned destinations safely and on time. How do airline pilots make this happen? They continually keep the outcome or result in mind, say departing from Los Angeles and arriving in Honolulu. Pilots constantly make corrections to compensate for outside forces affecting the plane and use a proven set of process steps to keep everything on course.
Closer to home, how can you, as the pilot of your business assure that you are on time, within budget, and at the quality standards necessary 100% of the time? One important step is to focus on the outcomes you are aiming for.
Whether it is a pilot flying a jet liner from LA to Honolulu or you streamlining a process in your business, focusing on outcomes will increase the odds of success. Any time you are working to improve a process it is important to make sure that everyone involved in the process:
-- Shares the same goals of the process
-- Understands their individual role in the process (job procedures, etc.)
-- Has the performance support and skill/knowledge development required to perform their individual role
-- Understands what the gap is that is being closed (we are here, we want to get there, here is how we will do it)
Just as the pilot constantly evaluates his/her course corrections (wind speed, altitude, etc.) you will measure results of your improvements and assess whether or not you are still on your course of performance improvement.
Dr. Dan Strakal has been an expert on the changing workplace, business life, and career transition for nearly 20 years. He is the coauthor of and contributor to two books, Better Job Search in 3 Easy Steps and Better Job Skills in 3 Easy Steps. He is also the creator of numerous audio programs including Undaunted Courage in Leadership: 7 Lessons From Lewis and Clark, Networking to Increase Your Net Worth, Creating An Empowered Workplace, Increasing Employee Motivation in 3 Easy Steps, Balancing the 7 Sides of the Work and Home Life Equation, and many others. Through his consulting engagements, workshops, and one-on-one coaching sessions, Dr. Dan helps dozens of organizations and hundreds of people each year to overcome the challenges and barriers they face in creating satisfying and successful workplaces. Dan is a former executive in the corporate sector and is now a high energy entrepreneur who brings a well-rounded and realistic perspective to issues occurring within Fortune 500 companies, mid-sized organizations, and small businesses.
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