To pursue excellence, answer 4 questions
20/09/06 08:40 Filed in: Framework
Your goal: To be a good steward of
what God has given you by pursuing excellence. How?
By meeting or exceeding each organizational standard.
Now what? Get answers to 4 questions:
Now what? Get answers to 4 questions:
- What’s the standard? To meet
or exceed the standard, you must know what the
standard is. Does your organization have a set of
standards? If not, get some. If so, learn them.
- What does it take to meet or exceed the
standard? To meet or exceed each
organizational standard, you must know what
“meeting” and “exceeding” the standard means. Does
your organization have concrete definitions of
“meeting” and “exceeding” each organizational
standard? If not, develop definitions. If so,
discuss them.
- What is the current performance
level? To meet or exceed each
organizational standard, you must know the current
performance level. Do you know which standards you
currently meet or exceed? If not, find out. If so,
use your data to develop improvement plans.
- What will I/we do to meet or exceed each standard? To meet or exceed each organizational standard, use performance data to develop an improvement plan. Do you have an improvement plan? If not, develop one. If so, use it.