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Presented by Mark BlameyCobalt Engineering LLPMay 18th 2011
Instilling an Effective Vision Throughout Your Firm
Mark S. BlameyCEO, Cobalt Engineering
May 18, 2011
PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter
Presented by Mark BlameyCobalt Engineering LLPMay 18th 2011
“Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don’t know where you are going, your leadership doesn’t matter.”
The Importance of Vision:
Presented by Mark BlameyCobalt Engineering LLPMay 18th 2011
Effective vs. Ineffective Vision Statements
“The vision provides guidance for daily
decisions so that people are aiming at the
right target, not working at cross purposes.”
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A Vision That Really Works
Significant Purpose: What business are you in? A picture of the future: What will the future look like if you
are successful? Clear values: What guides your behaviour and decisions on
a daily basis?
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Significant Purpose:
CNN: hard spot breaking news business Disney: We’re in the happiness business McDonald’s: (ca. 1990’s) – We’re in the real
estate business
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A Picture of the Future
• A mental image you can actually see
• Timeless
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Clear Values
• What do I want to live by?
• How?
• 3 or 4 values at most
• Rank ordered to be effective
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Shared Vision
• Created by the leadership group
• Focus on the organization’s larger purpose and goals
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Vision Can Exist Anywhere in an Organization
• Departments
• Teams
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Three Important Guidelines
• How the vision is created
• How it’s communicated
• How it’s lived
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How Vision is Created
• Encourage dialogue• Need input from those it affects
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How it’s Communicated
• Not a one time activity• Talk about it• Refer to it often
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How It’s Lived
Be congruent with your vision Always focus on your vision Show commitment
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How To Support Your People
Remove barriers Ensure policies, practices, and systems make it
easier to act on the vision Hold people accountable for consistency
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Practical Tools
Judging commitment The Talent Code Communication Matrix The STARS Model
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Judging Commitment
Get the right people on the bus (start by) One characteristic to gauge: Commitment
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The Talent Code
(Sustained) Ignition
Deep Practice
Master Coaching
Talent
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Ignition (Vision)
• Ignition is externally fired
• It must be sustained
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Deep Practice
1. Chunk it up• Absorb the whole thing
• Break it into chunks
• Slow it down
2. Repeat it
3. Learn to feel it
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Master Coaching
1. The Matrix
2. Perceptiveness
3. The GPS Reflex
4. Theatrical Honesty
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The Talent Code = LEAN
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Communication Matrix – How to Coach
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The STARS Model
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The STARS Model
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A Picture of the Future
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Sample Initiatives In-House REVIT Trainer In-House Modeling Instructor Strengthened Toronto staff ESOP Commissioning Google Time Vancouver office move CRM Software Client Survey Annual Retreat / Quarterly Mtgs
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QUESTIONS?