Assessing Organizational Performance

Posted by Jim Connolly on 3 August, 2009  Email This Post -  Print This Post

I’ll admit it.  Sometimes I get so enamored with some component of organizational structure or element of human behavior that I can quickly dive into more way more detail than is necessary.  But, I love what I do and, if you want to talk in detail about some aspect of organizational performance, I’m up for an all nighter.

2 Simple Questions

However, as I step back and look at organizational performance from a healthy distance, improving organizational performance in your organization is really about the answers to 2 questions:

• Are you underperforming your industry?  Not knowing the answer to that question is, in itself, insightful.  If you don’t know the answer, find out and honestly answer that question for your organization.
• Are you committed to doing something about the fact that you are underperforming your industry?  If you are underperforming your industry, that means others are achieving better results.  And, if they can do it, there’s no reason you can’t achieve industry leading results as well.  Are you committed to getting there?

If you answered YES to both questions, do whatever it takes to achieve industry leading results.  Read a book.  Hire a new employee.  Expand your products/services.  Attend a seminar.  Engage a consultant.  Fire an employee.  Write a strategic plan.  Close a division.  Do all of the above.  Don’t do your best.  Do whatever it takes!

“Where do I start?”

If you really don’t even know what to do first, call me for a free, no obligation phone call.  I’ll ask you a few questions and then I’ll give you my best advice on how you should get started.  Really, it’s free.  Really, no obligation.  Why would I do this?  Because, if I can help you jumpstart an effort to improve your organization’s results with a phone call, I’m glad to do that.  My name is Jim Connolly.  You can reach me at (309) 828-9060.

All the Best!