12 novel, dividend ready proprietary doctrines for enterprise evolution
- Enterprise culture statement
A culture statement conveys all that the enterprise is made up of, how it intends to engage within itself and with the external environment.
This builds accurate perception, impeccable reputation and pleasing experience for all.
Such immersive commitment is achieved by being right from ideation to innovation to implementation.
Capacity – potential energy, rich awareness of B2E (business to everything). Involves abilities for ideation, introspection and involvement.
Capability – kinetic energy, sharp alertness for execution. Involves abilities for investment and implementation.
Experience – drawing upon knowledge gained and selectively applying it using situational leadership.
12 novel, dividend ready proprietary doctrines for enterprise evolution
1. Enterprise culture statement
A culture statement conveys all that the enterprise is made up of, how it intends to engage within itself and with the external environment.
This builds accurate perception, impeccable reputation and pleasing experience for all.
Such immersive commitment is achieved by being right from ideation to innovation to implementation.
Capacity – potential energy, rich awareness of B2E (business to everything). Involves abilities for ideation, introspection and involvement.
Capability – kinetic energy, sharp alertness for execution. Involves abilities for investment and implementation.
Experience – drawing upon knowledge gained and selectively applying it using situational leadership.
2. Business is supreme
Do ONLY what is good for the business enterprise. BUSINESS IS SUPREME!
The business enterprise is above all considerations, processes, stakeholders and individuals, including the founders, C suite and the leadership team.
All thoughts and activities need to only be towards ensuring the welfare and wellbeing of the business as an identifiable, distinct and core entity.
The enterprise should be perceived as a separate, sacred entity, just one notch below our beloved, godly energy of the universe.
3. 5Is of enterprise evolution
Enterprises evolve, grow and fulfill themselves through an ongoing cycle of ideation, introspection, involvement, investment and implementation.
Ideation begins primarily with a deep dive and understanding of various existing and nascent business opportunities in promising sectors. It is a listing of all such opportunities with a focus on converting nascent ideas and benefitting by being the prime mover. Once done, a shorter list is prepared covering all the identified opportunities that are doable for the enterprise.
Introspection involves exploring these doable opportunities and identifying them as either a capacity builder, market expansion, concentric or radical diversification. The outcome of introspection is the unanimous selection of one activity going forward to be pursued by the next steps.
Involvement typically translates to formulating a robust business plan for the one identified opportunity.
Investment is deploying the required human and financial capital and other resources for the opportunity to become a viable business.
Implementation is the successful execution with review of actions taken in the four previous stages.
4. Leadership spine of the enterprise
The enterprise leader, the CEO is the brain of the enterprise. He is held and protected within the strong armor of ever evolving business doctrines and practices that make him a worthy leader. It is the seat of involuntary, systemic and voluntary, motor control of the enterprise. It runs itself and the entire enterprise. The CEO has extreme ownership ingrained within him with total accountability with a B2E – business to everything – perspective.
Moreover, the enterprise leader is tasked with being accountable for identifying, nurturing and flourishing leaders all along the entire hierarchy with complete ownership and accountability as required by their respective KRAs and KPIs.
5. Chaar Dhaam Yatra
Effective people engagement and empowerment to propel them into the next orbit.
In Hinduism, Chaar Dhaam Yatra refers to pilgrimage to four holy temples, one each at Gangotri, Yamunotri, Badrinath and Kedarnath. It is a religious Hindu faith that whoever completes this pilgrimage attains salvation.
I have drawn inspiration from this and called my two 4 pronged programs Chaar Dhaam Yatra, for developing human capital by people enrichment and people engagement.
It addresses people enrichment by being a certified communications expert, people manager, business manager and finally a business leader.
It addresses people engagement starting with Sparky the rookie, team leader, function head and external advisor.
6. Pivots are pivotal
Business outcomes revolve around pivots.
You need to do a deep dive to conclude that one pivotal, critical action or criterion, around which everything else revolves.
Identifying, analysing, adopting and implementing pivots are key to achieve all business outcomes.
For instance, the outcome of growth in business revenue by achieving preset sales targets is primarily the result of successfully implemented pivotal strategies.
7. Become sought after
Generate a strong pull by creating a true, compelling perception about you.
Let your impeccable reputation and exposure precede you.
Be tagged with attributes like effective leader with empathy, achiever, dependable, problem solver, sharp.
It’s time for a hard reset. Begin with extreme awareness and alertness.
Be aware of all that is happening in your environment. Just primarily soak it all up. Sort all relevant inputs in separate, relevant compartments.
You are now aware with your antennae functional for picking up from the ether.
Next, be alert to all situations coming your way.
Draw upon this repository of awareness to resolve challenges posed by varying situations.
Check how quickly do you get the full picture and are able to foresee challenges.
Increase your sensitivity and be able to anticipate outcomes.
Develop the uncanny ability to raise red flags well in advance, much before crises set in.
You are now alert with deep and multifaceted thinking for effective implementations.
8. Input, process, output.
All inputs – ideation, introspection; process – involvement, investment; and output – implementation – are the pivotal elements of the enterprise evolution cycle. The going is smooth and progressive when all of these 5 pivotal elements are in sync and working in harmony. Any and all areas of concern arise due to issues either in input, process or output or a combination thereof. So, when the going gets rough, sit back calmly with your team and take a hard look at your input, process and output for a diagnosis. Once real reasons for slippage are identified and agreed upon by all stakeholders, getting it all back in harmony is a matter of correction, corrective action and preventive action.
9. 3 Cs of engagement – cooperation, collaboration and confrontation.
When you are mentoring and supporting your team, you are having a cooperation. When you are working in a cross functional / multi locational team, you are having a collaboration. When you have an altercation with any member of the enterprise, or escalating a grievance, you are having a confrontation.
All types of engagements are classified within these 3 Cs.
10. Tie and lock every thought and action.
Keep no loose ends. Complete the loop so all considerations and issues are addressed conclusively and as early as possible. Engage in a way so as to block the escape routes of prospects in an ongoing deal.
11. Mean what you say, say what you mean and do what you say!
All that you do must be seen as being in conformity with the above by all stakeholders when engaging with you. Be what you say and deliver what you promise.
Introspect very deeply and say what you mean and mean what you say.
Be graphic about what you say.
Take efforts to know how you are being understood by asking.
Identify communication gaps.
Bridge the gaps and reach across effectively!
12. Perpetually check – what am I doing, is it the right thing to do and is there a better way of doing it
Become aware and alert and keep primarily asking yourself what am I doing. This helps you assure the sanctity and integrity of your actions. Ensures that what you are doing is right.
By asking yourself is it the right thing to do, you are ensuring that what you do is beneficial.
By asking yourself is there a better way of doing it, you explore and confirm that the action you are going to take is the best possible indeed after evaluating all other options. You then go ahead in a sure-footed manner as you are now sure what you have chosen is the best.
This constant self-check empowers you to walk on a smooth path, free of pitfalls.
It is not good enough only to provide a good product or service. The smooth experience of all stakeholders matters pivotally.