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About this book
Do you want less chaos and more control in your business? Many businesses operate in a state of chaos – people running around, working hard, and still only achieving a mediocre level of performance. When crisis situations arise, we see the 'super-heroes' in our business put on their capes and come to the rescue. We celebrate these people for their ability to pull us out of the sticky stuff… but what if we accepted that this is a problem in disguise? What if our heroes could put away their capes, re-direct their efforts and help transform the fortunes (and sanity) of the business? What if our superheroes only wore their capes when the business was facing a genuine crisis, and not one that we have created through our own mismanagement? A practical, step-by-step solution Losing the Cape provides a practical step-by-step-by step approach to reducing the chaos in your business. Your days don't have to be 'full pelt' trying to stay still, constantly dealing with crisis after crisis. Losing the Cape shares a range of strategies to help you get more control in your business. The ideas contained in Losing the Cape are based on practical, real world, business transformation projects. They don't apply to just one type of business – the ideas are universal, so whether you work in a government department, a professional services business, or in manufacturing, these ideas can work for your business. There is no magic in this book, only practical management ideas that have been proven to work in the real world. Losing the Cape offers a problem-solving approach to help you change the culture of your business by altering your attitude to crises. Getting back control The book is broken down into two parts. Part one of the book gets you to look at how your business is fundamentally operating. Part two takes you through a series of strategies and methods that you can apply to your business as you move away from a reliance on superheroes into a more controlled, process-driven way of working.
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Table of contents
- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- Part One – The Cape
- What Is the Cape?
- Why Do We Need the Cape?
- ‘Out of the Blue Cape’ Versus ‘Repeat Cape’
- Do Crises Hide a Skills Shortage?
- Process Thinking Versus ‘Bits’ Thinking
- Cause and Effect Thinking
- What Does ‘Good’ Look Like to You?
- Is it Time to Lose the Cape?
- Part Two - Strategies
- Guiding Principles
- How to Spot the Cape
- Starting an Ongoing Conversation
- Worthy Challenges and PIDs
- Let’s Get to the Root
- Habits, Outputs and Reporting
- Leading by Example
- Coaching the Cape Away
- Creating Your Own Action Plans
- Becoming an Evangelist
- Monitoring the Health of Your Processes
- Are You Suffering from Low Intolerance?
- What Does Good Look Like Now?
- Pulling This All Together
- Final Thoughts
- Links
- Giles Johnston
- Recommended Reading