“The percentage of organizations that reached the stage of predictable success is small. Jeffery Immelt, CEO of GE, said ‘When you put your foot on the gas in this company, the car goes forward.’ While that might sound like a vacuous truism, the reality is that leaders of most organizations can't say any such thing. For them, when they step on the gas pedal the car may or may not go forward. And if it does go forward, it may or may not go in the direction they expected or desired."
--- Les McKeown
Why are people successful?
Whether you’re an entrepreneur, a mid-level manager, a team leader, a CEO, or an employee in a newly formed organization or a mature organization, knowing the lifecycle of your organization – and being able to influence the movement of that organization – is critical to its growth and predictable success. In this presentation, Les McKeown will outline the seven stages of an organization’s lifecycle, detailing ways in which we can help our organizations grow and succeed in a predictable manner
During this program you will learn:
· The seven stages of the Predictable Success Lifecycle
· The importance of organizational structure, cross-functional teams, lateral management, empowerment, and alignment to foster ownership and self-accountability in helping fledgling organizations break through whitewater to and create predictable success
· The importance of hiring and deployment; performance management; and training, mentoring, and coaching ways of enabling ownership and self-accountability to help mature organizations recapture predictable success
· Your role in creating predictable success in your organization
A native of Ireland, Les McKeown became at that time, the youngest qualified Chartered Accountant in the UK. After a brief period with Price Waterhouse (now PwC), Les became Ireland's youngest ever accounting firm partner. After a long career in advising individuals and organizations on growth and development, Les started his own training and development business, and when he sold his share in that practice to his business partner in 1998, it had grown to a 13-office, worldwide training and consulting business. Mr. McKeown’s clients have included Harvard University, The US Army, Pella Corporation, Chiron Corporation, Microsoft, United Technologies Corporation, The Canadian Defense Department, MI-SWACO, St Vincent Health, VeriSign, and many others. Mr. McKeown has appeared on CNN, ABC, and BBC, in USA Today and the New York Times, and has authored four books: Retaining Top Employees, The Complete Guide to Mentoring and Coaching, The Complete Guide to Orientation & Re-Orientation, and Predictable Success.
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