The Saxton Group

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Articulate a purpose that includes, yet goes beyond the profit concern. Create a Long Term Plan. Execute a Short Term plan consistent with the Long term Plan

Learn to Communicate
Pretend for a moment that you do not know how to communicate. Take learning to communicate on as a new endeavor. Have this be a never-ending pursuit. Establish Leadership
Make a clear distinction between & Leadership and Management. Leaders are paid for would not happen anyway. Managers are paid for what routinely must happen. Eliminate Uncertainty
Fears, real and unfounded are killing productivity. Replace this fear and uncertainty with certainty. Establish an Artisan Spirit
Pride of workmanship is the focus. Transform
Take the case that your organization must radically transform. Make a distinction between “transformation” and “change”.

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The System

Establish Predictable Systems
The economic security of the organization is dependent upon its ability to predict. Not “crystal ball” prediction, but rather as a matter of you word. We shall…(fill in the blank). Systems that we can count on are critical to our ability to predict. Create Routines
Routine is the basis for all continuity in: Sales & Marketing, Accounting & Finance. Company Communication, Training, Product & Service Development, as well as Delivery. Eliminate Inefficiency. The practice of routine efficiency inquiries is critical to the profit, quality and growth. Routine improvements in efficiency are the antithesis of crisis management. Focus on Excellence
Excellence requires focus. Quality is a constant zenith concern. Improving constantly and forever needs to become our daily bread. Shift from an orientation of fixing problems & putting out fires to an orientation of constant improvement. At any one time we have many improvement projects and processes. Relationship to Results
Knowing your self as someone who produces results is elementary. Even so, I find this believe in one self largely missing or at least insufficient for what is called for. Producing the desired result at will is critical to every person is the organization.

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The People

Establish Vendor Covenants
Establish long-term relationship with as many of your vendors as is possible. Buy from vendors who provide something more than price. Establish Training
Training is expensive. Untrained managers and workers are more expensive. Mastery

Establish Collaboration & Consensus. Promote a company concern vs. a department or individual concern. People seeing their over all impact on the organization. Motivate & Empower Everyone
Learn the difference between intrinsic and extrinsic motivation. Train people to take ownership of their work. Teach and preach responsibility. Demand that people realize their potential. Establish “Word, Covenants and Honor”
Depart from ‘goal’ driven to ‘covenant’ driven results. Developing a mature relationship to results as a matter of one’s word. Depart from being motivated by success. Orient the organization to delivering results as a matter or one’s word, responsibility, and sense of personal ownership. Establish Ongoing Personal Development
Create a training focus for the ongoing development of every individual in the organization, top to bottom. Everyone is learning, all the time.