Title: MPB
1MPB
2My World ??Growth years of cable television
??Growth years of financial news, information,
and programming ??Growth years of the Internet
Web-based services ??Growth years of
enterprise consulting ??Growth years of wealth
marketing
3Why Is Your Firm Interested In Your Best?
??Continued Strong Financial Performance. ??Manag
ing Rapid Growth Market Complexity. ??Creating
A Corporate Structure With New Capabilities,
To Support Growth, Reward Innovation. ??Devel
oping the Insights Tools For Current Future
Leaders
4Why Should You Be Interested In Your Best? Your
customer is depending on you. Your company is
depending on you. Your family is depending on
you. You are depending on you.
5Young man, make your name worth
something. Andrew Carnegie
6Groups become great only when everyone in them,
leaders and members alike, is free to do his or
her absolute best. The best thing a leader can
do for a Great Group is to allow its members to
discover their greatness. Warren Bennis and
Patricia Ward Biederman Organizing Genius
7The Bad News About Achieving Your Best Its not
a linear process. Theres no dial to turn up to
the highest position.
8The Good News About Achieving Your Best You can
raise your level of performance from where you
are right now. Your potential is unlimited.
9We are in the second inning of a nine-inning
game. Howard Schultz Founder, Starbucks
10The Disruptive Forces of Innovation, Growth,
Prosperity Theres not as much MONEY out there
as there was. The COMPETITION is more
aggressive and landing impressive accounts.
This INDUSTRY is really changing. Its not as
easy as it used to be. CUSTOMERS are difficult
to please and are not as loyal. TECHNOLOGY is
changing so rapidly its hard for us to keep
up. The WORKLOAD is exhausting and the TRAVEL
is unbearable. Finding the right PEOPLE to
make things happen is getting more difficult.
11The Most Challenging Force is YOU!
12The Foxholes of Corporate Growth Im going to
advance and put my stamp on this company. Ill
come and do what I have to do and get out. The
quality of my life is most important. They are
not going to burn me out. These people dont
know what theyre doing. As long as theyre
paying me. This is not the way its supposed
to be done. We cant seem to get a break.
13Think Anew! Re-Think Re-Start Re-Invent Re-Create
Re-Discover Re-Energize Re-Focus ..create new
REWARDS
14To be a great company, you absolutely must be
the best in the world at something. Jim
Collins Built to Last
15It is not enough for you to do your very best.
You must do what is required of the
situation. Catherine Hughes Founder, Radio One
16The Best in Action Home Depot Royal
Caribbean Korean Airlines Ritz Carlton Williams
Sonoma
17Be Interesting. Ping Constantly. Dont
Keep Score. Keith Ferrazzi
18If you want to succeed, you should strike out on
new paths rather than travel the worn paths of
accepted success. John D. Rockefeller
19Journalists dream of the earthshaking scoop that
can make or break their careers. Joe
Queenan SmartMoney Magazine
20Remove the Borders! ??Our greatest barriers
are our comfort with the past. ??Everyone must
change places in thinking. ??Institutional
values and energy drive new solutions.
??Collaboration drives recognition of new
opportunities.
21A Jive Turkey Is Moving In ??Unforeseen
competition ??Companies applying surgical
strategies in product offerings,
marketing, and operations ??Smarter more agile
management
22In 1999 ATT Wireless was the countrys premier
cellular phone company. Four years later it was
bought by Cingular, a competitor that didnt even
exist back then. May 2004 Forbes Magazine
23Got Orange Juice?
24Which One? Original Calcium Orange
Tangerine Orange Pineapple Grovestand No
Pulp Pulp Extra Pulp Etc. etc.
25Prosper!
26Bloomberg Killer Found Dead. ??Leaders must
develop and maintain street smarts.
??Sophisticated market analysis mustnt become
ends in themselves. ? Life
requires a heartbeat.
27MPB
28 ??A new corporate season circumstances will
demand innovation on purpose and
situational creativity. ??Re-vitalize and
re-articulate ??Create new markets. ??Avoid
coasting on corporate reputation create
a new reputation. ??Learn From Each Other. Learn
From Mistakes. Learn From
Successes. ??Talk, Think, Communicate About
Progress.
29I dont think of work as work and play as play.
Its all living. Richard Branson Founder,
Virgin
30Once youre in character you can do
anything. Clint Eastwood
31Make 2005 Your Best Year! Embrace These Three
Things 1 - Passion Positive Obsession Link
To Personal Goals. Corporate Success Is Personal
Success. 2 - Values Build New Meaning For The
Organization. Create New Stories. Convince By
Example.
323 - Perspective
33To Flourish Is Natural. André Taylor