Chat with AIExam 3: Leadership and Strategic Planning
From a strategic planning point of view, what did Thomas Berry, author of Managing the Total Quality Transformation, mean when he said: "Too often management attempts to implement strategy by describing attitudes, however, management needs to take steps to influence the actions employees take."
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VerifiedPeople's attitudes and beliefs must be turned into actions in order to move a company forward. To be effective, a strategic plan must be deployed. Effective leaders enable members of the organization to make the transition between the strategic plan and daily business activities by translating WHAT needs to be accomplished into HOW it will be accomplished. Effective leaders make sure that the day-to-day activities and the goals of the strategic plans of the organization are in harmony and focused on what is critical to the success of the organization. They want to ensure that if they push on the strategic plan, the actions of their employees will go in the desired direction. For this reason, the strategy must be clearly communicated throughout the organization. Effective leaders make sure that the strategic plan contains clear objectives, provides and utilizes measures of performance, assigns responsibilities to specific individuals, and denotes timing (Figure 6.6). In order for a strategic plan to be effectively deployed, the organization's reward and recognition system must be support plan deployment.
Many companies have missions and visions and strategic plans. Describe one possible reason why they might not be as successful as they could be if good strategic planning in not practiced.
(38) VerifiedThese organizations lack the focus and direction when strategic plans are not deployed. A strategic plan, once deployed, allows leadership to measure their company's performance, it's ability to close the gap between what is needed and what they are currently doing. In a competitive business environment, an effective organization utilizes carefully designed strategic plans in order to create and sustain its competitive advantages and profit position. A well-structured strategic plan outlines the rational for besting the competition in the market by exploiting market opportunities, maximizing organizational strengths and playing off of the competitions' weaknesses. Efforts to address these issues typically result in a product or service that provides the customer with greater value, either through improved quality, favorable economics, or enhanced service or performance. Strategic plans are the battle plans that enable an organization to accomplish their objectives. By implementing these plans, organizations are able to better place their products or services in the market. Strategic plans establish a direction for the organization, the results of implementing these plans is dependent upon the plans themselves, the individuals implementing them and the forces at work in the market. Remember, other organizations are implementing their strategic plans too.
Relate the material presented in Chapter 2 to strategic planning by selecting one of Deming's fourteen points and discussing how it relates to strategic planning.
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Create a constancy of purpose (a strategic plan describes and deploys the constancy of purpose)
Adopt a new philosophy (the strategic plan sets the direction of the organization)
Constantly and forever improve (how to do this is detailed in the strategic plan)
Institute leadership (leadership creates and deploys strategic plans)
End the practice etc. (a strategic plan can detail how to do this)
Eliminate slogans etc. (a strategic plan can detail how to do this)
Eliminate arbitrary work standards etc. (a strategic plan can detail how to do this)
Remove barriers etc. (a strategic plan can detail how to do this)
Put everybody in the company to work (a strategic plan can detail how to do this)
Select one of Deming's fourteen points from Chapter 2 and discuss how it relates to leadership.
(44) A school system has decided to adopt a Six Sigma approach to doing business. Describe two key things they need to do to make a success of this adventure.
(31) Why is a well-thought-out strategic plan critical to the success of a company implementing the Six Sigma methodology?
(38) Deming said "Your job as a leader is to manage the change necessary." What does that mean?
(35) "It takes personal involvement to understand and remove the barriers that stand between current capabilities and improvement." How does this statement by W. Edwards Deming relate to leadership?
(32) Deming said "Your job as a leader is to manage the change necessary." What does that mean from a strategic planning point of view?
(30) Thomas Berry, author of Managing the Total Quality Transformation, said: "Too often management attempts to implement strategy by describing attitudes, however, management needs to take steps to influence the actions employees take." From a leadership point of view, what did he mean?
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