Testing out the blog feature in GOL with a summary of the recent book by Stephen R. Covey and Bob Whitman.

There is one thing certain in business, uncertainty.  Yet, there are great organizations that perform consistently and with excellence, regardless. Predicable Results in Unpredictable Times discusses how to achieve predictable results in good times and bad by applying four key principles:

    Execute priorities with excellence
    Move with the speed of trust
    Achieve more with less
    Reduce fear

  • Winning companies have "simple goals repeatedly revisited, together with clear targets and strong follow-through, including the measurement of results."
  • Winning companies are capable of quick action "with the agility to respond ahead of, or at least stay even with, rapid changes in the new economic environment."
  • Winning companies focus totally on value - they are not just cutting back, they are simplifying, reducing complexities that customers and employees don't value.

Closing Principles that will not let you down:
  • You can pack only a few things in the mountains - so make sure they are important things.
  • You'll be trusted only as far as you are worthy of trust.
  • If customers really must have what you sell, they'll find a way to pay for it.
  • the only thing stronger than fear is purpose - so make your PURPOSE strong!
(Summary taken from Soundview Executive Book Summaries