5: Organizational Hurdles

Overcome key organizational hurdles

Other Information:

... blue ocean strategy ... hinges on a shift from convergence to divergence in value curves at lower cost. That raises the execution bar... four hurdles [must be overcome]: One is cognitive: waking up employees to the need for a strategic shift... The second is ... limited resources... Third is motivation... The final hurdle is politics.

Stakeholder(s):

• Leaders
  • Tipping Point Leadership: Tipping point leadership ... overcome[s] these four hurdles fast and at low cost while winning employee's backing in executing a break from the status quo... there are people, acts, and activities that exercise disproportionate influence on performance... contrary to conventional wisdom, mounting a massive challenge is not about putting forth an equally massive response... Rather, it is about conserving resources and cutting time by focusing on identifying and then leveraging the factors of disproportionate influence ...

Objective(s):

5.1: Cognitive Hurdles

5.1.1: Operational Problems

5.1.2: Disgruntled Customers

5.2: Resources

5.2.1: Hot Spots

5.2.2: Cold Spots

5.2.3: Horse Trading

5.3: Motivation

5.3.1: Kingpins

5.3.2: Fishbowl

5.3.3: Atomization

5.4: Politics

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