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Yet, one simple "rule of business" remains constant. Your organization's ability to execute is the ultimate determinant of your success. And, when it comes to effective execution your potential roadblocks are many.
At Ford Business Consulting, our specialty is helping organizations overcome obstacles to superior execution by tuning the human system to support the business strategy.read more...
At Ford Business Consulting, our specialty is helping organizations overcome obstacles to superior execution by tuning the human system to support the business strategy.read more...
Do you have Mother’s permission?
By now you know about permission marketing. Wikipedia says that permission marketers “ask permission before they send advertisements to prospective customers.”
But there’s another kind of permission that’s important to your success – Mother’s. The permission of “Mother Culture” is just as important as that of your customers. Your organization’s culture sets the rules for how to get things done.
If what you are trying to do flies in the face of Mother Culture, she’s likely to slap you down. Mother Culture gets a say about whether “the customer is king” or “quality is job #1” in reality or just in the mind of some corporate type. She also gets a say about who gets promoted. Sometimes, she even gets to fire the new boss. Look what happened to Carly Fiorina at Hewlett-Packard.
With this in mind, plan your next big (or small) thing by first thinking about whether you have Mother Culture’s permission. If not, take the time to create a strategy for either winning her over or working around her. Like any mother, Mother Culture doesn’t appreciate being ignored.
But there’s another kind of permission that’s important to your success – Mother’s. The permission of “Mother Culture” is just as important as that of your customers. Your organization’s culture sets the rules for how to get things done.
If what you are trying to do flies in the face of Mother Culture, she’s likely to slap you down. Mother Culture gets a say about whether “the customer is king” or “quality is job #1” in reality or just in the mind of some corporate type. She also gets a say about who gets promoted. Sometimes, she even gets to fire the new boss. Look what happened to Carly Fiorina at Hewlett-Packard.
With this in mind, plan your next big (or small) thing by first thinking about whether you have Mother Culture’s permission. If not, take the time to create a strategy for either winning her over or working around her. Like any mother, Mother Culture doesn’t appreciate being ignored.
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