Reliability in a Short Term Org

Abstract

Chris and Fred discuss the problems we experience when we are in an organization with very ‘short-term’ thinking. What can we do?

Key Points

Join Chris and Fred as they discuss how challenging it can be to work in an organization that perhaps one day had a long-term goal or vision, but now has a vicious focus on ‘short-term’ goals and quarterly results. What can we do?

Topics include:

• Leadership turnover is not helpful. CEO turnover has never been higher. Current militaries (for some reason) value senior officers spending no more than two years in a position before they move on (all for the purpose of  ‘gathering experience’ and ‘insight’). But the reality is the most successful companies and military operations are associated with a particular person. Whether it be Steve Jobs, George Patton, Bill Gates, Boudica, Oprah Winfrey and lots of others … most organizations that were once ‘industry-leading’ had stable, insightful leaders who were invested in long-term success and never wanted to be ‘swapped out.’
• If there are no leaders … you need a champion. That is someone who can remain a rock throughout changing leadership to create an ever-building focus on reliability engineering, what it does, and why we want to do it. Not perfect … but better.
• Don’t put lipstick on a ‘short-term organization’ pig. This will not yield ‘long-term’ happiness for you personally. The reality is that if leaders are expected to be in roles for short periods of time, they can never get the chance to be associated with success. So failure is not a problem.

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SOR 976 Reliability in a Short Term OrgChristopher Jackson

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