"The best way to predict the future, is to create it". _Peter Drucker Continuously challenge the status quo to achieve EXCELLENCE. Our newsletter is all about practices that matter. |
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Dear Readers, Excellence is not merely a destination but a journey fueled by a culture of continuous improvement and deliberate actions taken by everyone in the team to make things better, easier, faster, and cheaper. A good manager plays a crucial role in this process by fostering an environment of open communication, providing guidance, and ensuring that each team member's contributions are aligned with the overall goals. The use of Obeya, a strategy room for collaborative planning and problem-solving, further enhances this process by providing a visual management tool that keeps the team focused and aligned. Through the dedicated execution of these actions by all team members and guided by effective management, collective success is achieved. Following the concepts taught by Dr. Shigeo Shingo, the Shingo Model is a transformational framework that puts culture and people behaviors at the center, leadership included. Organizations looking for a transformational change should start by understanding the model; the Shingo Model and the Shingo Workshop Series are the place to start. In our April issue, we will delve into a critical aspect of organizational success: strategy execution. Emphasizing the pivotal role of individuals within this process, we'll explore how people are the linchpin for achieving long-term organizational goals. Discover additionally, the OBEYA teamwork tool, designed to facilitate and streamline strategy execution within your organization.
XcelliUm offers also in-house workshops, tailored to our clients' needs, focusing on both hard and soft skills, combining practical and theoretical knowledge. They are designed with successful implementation in mind. Contact our team for more information. Don't forget to tune in to our latest episode of the Excellence Foresight Podcast. Sincerely, Nancy Nouaimeh 30.04.2024 |
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Strategy execution through people In recent years and following the many disruptive changes in the business landscape, supply chain, new technologies, climate change and extreme weather events, organizations have been facing many challenges. In the gulf region, these challenges have an additional dimension, as organizations rely on a considerable percentage of expat employees. | | |
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OBEYA Teamwork Tool Departments like Information Technology, Human Resources, Operations, Marketing, Legal, and Sales often operate in silos, each pursuing its own objectives using specialized expertise. However, to ensure organizational success, it's imperative to have a unified vision that illustrates how these departments intersect and contribute to a cohesive whole. A way to solve this dilemma is to use an Obeya. | | |
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The Vital Role of Managers in Cultivating a Positive Work Environment Whether organizations want to improve the culture, increase employee engagement, strengthen wellbeing, execute long-term strategy, or improve relationships with customers, it all hinges on the quality of the managers and how execute a people-first culture. | | |
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Why Shingo Discover Excellence Workshop? This Shingo Workshop, the first in the series of 6, taught by a Shingo licensed affiliate and certified facilitator, can help organizations kick-off their excellence journey and accelerate cultural transformation. With active discussions and on-site learning at a host organization, this program is a highly interactive experience. It is designed to make your learning meaningful and immediately applicable as you discover how to release the latent potential in an organization to achieve organizational excellence. | | |
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Excellence Foresight Podcast - Episode #7 Start your entrepreneurship journey or not? Join us as Etienne Van Den Peereboom shares his journey from management consulting to art gallery ownership. Learn valuable lessons in patience, clarity, and entrepreneurial foresight. Tune in! | | |
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kick-start your improvement journey Choose one of our workshops tailor-made to your needs |
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