What Does Good Look Like?

Defining the vision and standards that drive better habits and results

Giles Johnston

• Publisher: Staten House
• Year: 2018
• Topic: Business
• eBook ISBN:
  9798899653131
• Subtopic: Management
• Index: Business

Are you ready to get your business to where it should be? Is there a gap between how you want your business to behave and how it works? Do you find that the day-to day operations in your business don't line up with your vision for the business? Are you looking for a practical, step-by-step approach to quickly targets your current issues and improves your business operations? 'What Does Good Look Like?' offers a simple, pragmatic approach to help you improve your business and get it get it to where you want it to be! New habits are easier said than done… 'What Does Good Look Like?' was written for those of you that are fed up with seeing inefficiency in your business and experiencing Groundhog Day all too often. The book acknowledges that selling 'discipline' to your staff is a tall order and that forcing new habits on staff who are reluctant to embrace change is hard work. Instead, it offers a range of other suggestions for improving your business and getting you staff on board with your improvement plans. By thinking about 'What Does Good Look Like?' for your business and implementing some of the ideas in this book, you should be able to transform your business' day to day operations, improve its effectiveness and overall performance, and systematically move your business toward towards your vision. Defining a vision and making change happen The book is broken down into two main parts: Part one: Four methods to define what good looks like Even if you don't know exactly what you need to change, the approaches outlined in this section will help you paint a picture of a better tomorrow for your business. Part two: How to put your new vision in place and manage change every day This section includes ideas and strategies to help you make your vision for your business a reality. It will help you to develop 'killer questions', instil effective habits, improve your planning and implementation for the required changes and ensure you achieve tangible results.

Table of contents

• The Introduction
• The Problems
• Part 1
• The Four Approaches
• The Gap
• The Flip
• The Copy
• The Breakdown
• Picking Your Vision Strategy
• Part 2
• The Now
• The Future
• The Change
• The New Habits
• The Implementation
• The Summary
• Links
• About Giles