A thinking organization supports employees with powerful process tools designed to tap into the thinking power of its employees. These process tools provide a common set of frameworks and language for the necessary thinking and discussions employees need to engage in, in order to arrive at thoroughly thought out business solutions. For example, if a team needs to make a decision, they would all follow the same decision making process. It wouldn’t matter what part of the organization they work in, they would all use the same decision making tool. This saves enormous amounts of time and puts a team on the same page at the same time.
If the employees at your company are not using common process tools to manage projects, make decisions, solve problems, resolve concerns, conduct opportunity searches, or think creatively, as a training professional, you can use your expertise and influence to lay the foundation to build and support a thinking organization – build core thinking competencies and create a common language that supports “out-thinking” the competition to boost bottom-line results.
Skill in these process thinking tools is required to consistently beat the competition, profitably:
Process Thinking Tools – a mix of analytic, critical, rational and creative thinking tools
Select the best methodology for each of these skills and provide the very best skill development training and follow-up support your money can buy.
To ensure success:
1. Market the practical, job relevant aspect of each tool. Always include job application time
2. Be consistent. Stick with them. Treat them as untouchable, no matter what
3. Develop internal process facilitators and market their services. Reinforce the use of the tools
4. Publish application success stories
5. Publish a promise to never cancel these classes. Send a strong signal of commitment. Set yourself up for great word of mouth
Master this type of relevant, skill based training focused on the needs of the business, and you will develop thankful employees who will do your marketing for you. There is nothing stronger than word of mouth.
This strategy sets up employees to “out-think-the-competition, profitably,” which is the only reason they have jobs. Perhaps it’s time to become a thinking organization.
2002 The Opportunity Thinker.
Lynda Curtin is an expert ideation facilitator, professional speaker, trainer and author in the fields of business creativity, marketing and speaking. To book Lynda for your event call 818-507-6055 or email info@LyndaCurtin.com For more information on her programs go to www.LyndaCurtin.com
