It’s that time of year again. The schools have broken for their summer vacation and many of you will be enjoying a well-earned rest from work. With that in mind, your summer holidays are a great time to reflect on where you are now, the progress you’re making and what you could do differently to achieve your goals in the months ahead.
So, whether you’re lying by a pool, camping in a tent or simply having a few days at home, ask yourself these questions to accelerate growth?
Personal Effectiveness
- What demonstrable improvements in your capabilities have you achieved since last summer, and where are you treading water or going backwards?
- Where could you best use your strengths to help your organisation achieve one of its key objectives?
- What lower priority activities can you either stop doing or significantly reduce your time investment, to improve your overall productivity and effectiveness?
Team Effectiveness
- How clear are your team’s goals and priorities, and does everyone know what success looks like?
- Are all the members of your team playing to their strengths, with clear and stretching individual objectives?
- How would you rate your team’s overall effectiveness and what barriers to better performance does it face?
Organisational and Strategic Effectiveness
- How clear and compelling is your organisation’s strategy and priorities?
- How well engaged with the strategy are teams from across the organisation?
- What opportunities exist for better ongoing collaboration and more effective delivery of your operations and initiatives across departments?
Customer Impact Effectiveness
- What can you do to spend more time with your customers (internal and external), observing how they use your products or services and identifying new needs and opportunities?
- What is the potential to step-change the level and impact of customer-driven innovation across the business?
- What can you, your team and your organisation do to create stronger relationships with your customers, increasing their loyalty and their likelihood to recommend you to others?
Off The Record: Club Tropicana by Wham!
Club Tropicana, drinks are free
Fun and sunshine, there’s enough for everyone
All that’s missing is the sea
But don’t worry, you can suntan