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Sharing a Vision (Any Last Minute Advice?)

CaptplaidCaptplaid Member Posts: 20,296 ✭✭✭
edited September 2008 in General Discussion
I have always watched managers, regional VP's, CEO's amd such who stand before the people and share a vision of where the organization is going and tried to learn how they do it. I've noticed the farther down the chain in management, the worse or less this is done.

I don't have time for much additional verbiage, but has anyone here done it? Do you have any tips?

Tomorrow I go before family members in a sort of business, explain what we've done in the last month, where I intend to go in the next few months, and what the possible future might be.

There are individual concerns that don't rank as high what I see are the big concerns. This is going to be a huge challenge to get 4-5 people on the same path. It's easy to do what needs to be done. It's much harder to persuade people. I'd love some last minute advice.
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    AlpineAlpine Member Posts: 15,054 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Talk softly and carry a big stick.
    ?The problem with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money.?
    Margaret Thatcher

    "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies and statistics."
    Mark Twain
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    trapguy2007trapguy2007 Member Posts: 8,959
    edited November -1
    Take the helm and just tell the truth .
    Understand that getting everybody on the same page is like herding
    cats.
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    jimdeerejimdeere Member, Moderator Posts: 25,667 ******
    edited November -1
    Define, measure, and reward. You can pay some big who-who's to teach you the corporate speak, but it's basically like this:
    Define: Spell out where you want the company to go and how you plan on getting it there.
    Measure: Each employee, work group, or division on key milestones. It not so important what you measure, rather that you measure.
    Reward: Set reasonable goals or milestones that each person, group, etc. and reward them appropriately.
    I took a job as supervisor, not knowing a thing about leading people, except my gut feeling. I have seen many "corporate-speak" programs come and go in the last nine years, and the above DMR has been the most useful to me as a leader.
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    CaptplaidCaptplaid Member Posts: 20,296 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I took the backwards approach Reward, Measure, Define.

    This kept them off balance. After supper when it looked like the "meeting" had started, I slide three checks across the table for a recent sale. The sum was large enough to keep them off balance, plus I know they were trying to add them up in their head (It's human nature), but hey tried not let it look obvious.

    Then I gave them projections of what the remained of the year looks like. It wasn't a P&L but just "these are the outstanding debts and these as what "safe" assumptions of what incomes could be". They don't believe the numbers.

    Last, we started "defining" who we are going to physically get the work down this fall. I didn't win this part, but my points were made and they know who is getting things done right now.

    The "rewards" did as I hoped and kept them off balanced. They won't forget this night for a while.
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    rustyhrustyh Member Posts: 1,002 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Check your fly before you start to speak.
    You do not need any distractions.

    Tell the truth in your own words.
    Say it like you mean it.
    If you have a passion for it show it.
    Listen closely to questions.
    Pause before answering.

    I suck on small mints to help keep my ears listening more than my my mouth answers.

    Good luck!
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    RockatanskyRockatansky Member Posts: 11,175
    edited November -1
    The only vision they all have right now is a fat wallet, their wallet that is. Sometimes their buddies. If you'd been around Silicon Valley in the last decade and a half or so, or maybe even earlier, you'd barf.
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    owen219owen219 Member Posts: 3,799
    edited November -1
    Anticipate all possible objections. Recognize them. Give answers and do not dwell on them and move on to the next thing.
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    0341USMC0341USMC Member Posts: 1,073 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Do you work at Wal-Mart?
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    remingtonoaksremingtonoaks Member Posts: 26,251 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Tomorrow I go before family members in a sort of business, explain what we've done in the last month,

    good your letting them know what has gone on in the past

    where I intend to go in the next few months,

    be prepared for give plan of attack to get to where you want to be in a few months

    and what the possible future might be.

    show them if they follow these changes, want the future will (not) might be. do so with graphs, or examples of successes in your, or others past of following your formula for success

    You'll do fine
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    ripley16ripley16 Member Posts: 4,834 ✭
    edited November -1
    Rent a teleprompter so it looks like you know something about your topic
    Start with a funny joke
    Use charts and graphs
    Point with a laser pointer
    Offer bribes
    Use the PC power fist...that's a fist with your thumb pointing up
    Bite your lower lip and nod your head at crucial moments.
    End with a stirring story of motivational value
    Have the Rocky theme played as you walk away.
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