Project Blue Sky A Business Management and Growth Program

Prepared: Dec 7, 2007Pages: 10

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Business Growth Project

OBJECTIVE

Implement a Business Management Model that drives performance in a positive fashion, consistent with our culture, while providing personal growth opportunities.

“When hope fades effort dies”

“Everything that is done in the world is done by hope.” “The natural flights of the human mind are not from pleasure to pleasure but from hope to hope.”

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Key Elements

The Key Elements of Project Blue Sky– Primary Business Contributions– Key Performance Indicators– Standard Operating Procedures– Personal Growth Plans

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Executive Activity Matrix

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Building the Explorer’s Bounty Culture

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Driving Executive Excellence

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The Components ofAligned Goals

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Standard Operating ProceduresSOP

An effective catalysts to drive performance improvement and improving organizational results.

Definition:– A set of instructions having the force of a directive.– A definite or standardized procedure without loss of effectiveness.– Similar to a Quality Assurance involving the entire organization– Systems to ensure products or services are designed and produced to

meet or exceed (customer) requirements.

Practical Applications:– Office Communications: Internal & External– Quality Control– Mailings– Needed for ISO compliance

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Process for Primary Business ContributionsPlan-Do-Check-Act

Establish the objectives and

processes

Monitor, evaluate and report the

outcome

Apply actions to the outcome. Review all steps and modifying

as necessary.

Implement

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Personal Growth Plans

• Create Growth Plans developed from fact based assessments.• Personal Growth Plans increase skills and motivate leaders.• Growth Plans are achieved within the context of business via

exhibited behavior.• Personal Growth Plans are NOT a list of seminars to attend or

training classes to take.

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