Introduction: Your Lean Action Plan (LAP) It never ceases to amaze me, witnessing all of these Fortune 500, even Fortune 100 and Fortune 50 companies reach such incredible heights. I mean PEAK performances, all in the face of adversities and despite an intensely schizophrenic like, creative environment. Meetings, in particular, seem to always be the FIRST that the company has ever held. Not because they are inexperienced in holding meaningful conversations with likeminded individuals. Instead, these meetings all seem like the first, because they are completely lacking in any sense of direction. Honestly, I have felt as though they all file into a conference room, having no agenda, no workflow and no organization whatsoever. They are, for all intents and purposes, just various people, sitting in a conference room, making various contributions, in an almost random pattern, that typically only ends with setting up another meeting for the following week. A meeting that is going to be held in order to discuss what wasn’t accomplished in this weeks’ ‘Important’ meeting. Essentially, wasting time, payroll and intellectual energy, all for the purposes of ‘Having a Meeting’! Case in point: Shortly after I made the step into joining a large Ad agency, I was assigned to head the digital account for a major home improvement store. I will spare you the details, only to tell you that you know them. In fact, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised to hear that you shopped there last
There is many different types of meetings, there could be a one 2 one meeting that you have with a manager or line manager where you get feedback on what you have been doing and how you are coping with the work load you have, you could talk about changing systems in the workplaces to make it more efficient for everyone or it could about you want to leave the job you are in and you and the people within your meeting are trying to find a solution to make you feel happier within the work place. It could be to discuss any problem you are having or whether you have seen something that someone else has done and it is not making you feel very comfortable and it’s not suitable for a workplace.
I agree with you that the Indians owned unique and rich cultures before the European conquest, although some of their behaviors were viewed as "uncivilized" by the Europeans. The Indians' normal life was completely destroyed after the Invasions of the outsiders. The locals involved in the trade with the white involuntary and their original culture faced extinction. Even worse, they were enslaved by the white and thousands of their compatriot was killed by war, epidemic and etc.
On September 15, 2015, I attended a special meeting called by the Gulfport City Council. The meeting style was formal, allowing council members, city officials and citizens to discuss and understand issues
If meetings do not happen then issues come up and they are not resolved this may cause friction between staff and may cause the business to lose money and customers. It also makes the business much more organized and keeps the business innovative and relevant. This means these meeting may bring modern changes to the workplace for example going digital with systems and not just file pages of information. It is best to have staff meeting once a month or when required or when something happens and you need an answer urgently using a phone or video conference is the best way to get answers fast these are also examples of other meeting types. So, overall meetings need to happen and all staff need to attend and take them seriously. And there needs to be preparation prior to the meeting to make it a
They cover a range of relevant information, and provide a platform for employees to ask questions and discuss concerns with management enabling staff to offer ideas and solutions directly to managers and team members within the company. Staff meetings inform
A fortune five hundred company is defined as “an annual list of the 500 largest industrial corporations in the U.S., published by Fortune magazine. The corporations are ranked based on such metrics as revenues, profits, and market value.” (2011) Exxon Mobile has been declared the number one fortune five hundred company in the world in 2008. In 2007 Exxon Mobile was ranked number two but recently with its new improvements and massive revenue it has taken in throughout the year, it has reclaimed its spot as number one. Receiving the status as the number one fortune five hundred company is a great honor and will actually bring this company even more
Meetings are used for free flow of ideas and for everyone to have their say. Decisions are not normally made during a meeting.
“No matter how dramatic the end result, the good-to-great transformations never happened in one fell swoop. There was no defining action, no grand program, no one killer innovation, no solitary lucky break… Good to great comes about by a cumulative process…that adds up to sustained and spectacular results”; this was a quote he said in this wonderful book, a quote that says the reality of businesses nowadays, a quote that for us defined in short words the name of this book and the research Collins made.
company and the industry is based on trends that are constantly changing to the next big hit. The
Jim Collins and his research team have done a wonderful job identifying what it takes for a company to go from good to great. I found this book extremely interesting and would like to share several of my thoughts. The study looks at companies that appeared on the Fortune 500 from the years of 1965 to 1995, looking for those that, for 15 years, either tracked or underperformed the stock market, followed by a transition, and subsequently returning at least 3 times the stock market for at least 15 years. The eleven companies included in the
Increased productivity: By eliminating time and district barriers, meetings can be held anytime, anywhere with anyone. Meaning, meetings can be shorter and more effective. Also with the rich collaboration tools, decisions can be made simpler, faster and with more input across the
Jim Collins and his research team of 20 compared and contrasted how many companies made the leap to greatness and how other companies didn’t. Based on bundles of evidence and a large quantity of data, he and his team uncovered how
Have you heard anything about “Lean Canvas”? This is a tool that lets you and your team comprehend the basic details of the entire project you are going to get off the ground. Lean Canvas allows you to assemble all main aspects of your future startup into a single (web or paper) page and can be drawn in a few minutes. With Lean Canvas you don’t need to write a long complicated business plan right from the start as you have no confidence that your efforts will be ever rewarded. Would you like to know more about this little helper and time-saver? Read about its main fields and other information in our article and take advantage of this opportunity to assess all possible risks that your startup may face at the early stage of an idea.
long-term growth, and even the accounting scandals that have grabbed headlines. When executives destroy the value they are supposed to be
The best case that I can think of is Apple's case where, through their unusual success in creating an unprecedented customer loyalty to their brand, Apple is able to sell the most expensive products (far more expensive than their competitors) at hot speed, sometimes even before thy have left the market. This has been the case with both..