Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Even a great vision doesn't necessarily equal success
Over the years I have witnessed organizations with the best products yet little success. I have also come to realize that success had more to do with simplicity than complexity and that the clarity of vision was critical within the organizations. I would be interested in hearing from my colleagues on this particular topic and get your opinion.
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ReplyDeletePosting on behalf of a colleague: I think an equal if not common cause preventing vision from materializing is lack of true agreement, compliance and implementation by the very top of the organization. They may nod need their heads together in a room, but upon leaving, depart with different agendas or priorities. All may actually be conceptually aligned to a common vision, but lack of coordinated or even competing efforts turns into inefficient knowledge transformation along different parts of the organization. Even something simple will fail if those who make it happen don't align.
ReplyDeleteAlignment is key. In fact the nodding of the heads probably happens because folks are probably not aligned or have the true agreement on the direction. In most cases, if I don't hear opposing views, I know folks are either holding back, not on-board or at a minimum, have not given it enough thought.
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