Ray is founder and Chief Innovation Officer of Definity Partners. He was recently recognized by the Cincinnati APICS Chapter as their 2010 Executive of the Year.
Run-Improve-Grow™ is more critical now than 10 years ago when first introduced by Ray Attiyah, Founder and Chief Innovation Officer, Definity Partners.
Just imagine where you would be had you implemented Run-Improve-Grow™ 10 years ago too. How much more predictable and more in your control would your business life be? How would this business life affect your personal life too? It’s not too late for others to realize the power of Run-Improve-Grow™.
After analyzing hundreds of improvement strategies from many of the best organizations &leaders over the years, the analysis shows too much time from senior managers is involved in leading and initiating the improvements. These organizations are proud of their improvements and success. However, to be clear, what is needed is the standard of not only what improvements need to be realized, but how these improvements need to be executed.
In reaching higher standards, Leaders have focused more on GROW rather than IMPROVE while their managers needed to be focused on IMPROVE rather than RUN. Many of the organizations that I have worked with now establish Run-Improve-Grow expectations in their job descriptions. Some include them on their organizational charts. Some even measure their leadership time each week to ensure they are “adding value”. Why wouldn’t you measure the productivity of your leadership team? Do you only expect your front line to be measured? I am proud of these leaders who inspired their organizations to fully utilize Run-Improve-Grow™ over the past 10 years. Not only have they realized sustainable improvement results, but they have also created a competitive advantage to gain market share. This is a proven management tool for raising the standard and expectations for any organization.
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