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5 Areas of Self-Awareness Checklist

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5 Areas of Self-Awareness Checklist

 
Checklist to be used to understand and promote self-awareness.
 
  • Mark all that apply.
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  • EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE
    • How well can you recognize your own emotions?
    • How well can you control your own emotions?
    • How well can you recognize the emotions of others?
    • How well can you appropriately consider and react to the emotions of others?
  • ACCEPTANCE OF CHANGE
    • How well do you tolerate ambiguity?
    • Do you have an internal or external locus of control?
  • CORE SELF-EVALUATION
    • Do you have high self-esteem?
    • Do you have high generalized self-efficacy or confidence in your ability to adapt?
    • Do you have neurotic characteristics or a negative outlook in life?
  • LEARNING STYLE
    • Are you aware of the ways that you gather information?
    • Are you aware of the ways that you evaluate, assimilate, and act on information?
  • VALUES
    • Are you aware of your own cultural values?
    • Are you aware of your own personal instrumental values or those values that prescribe standards of conduct?
    • Are you aware of your own personal terminal values or those values that prescribe desirable goals?
     
    David A. Whetton and Kim S. Cameron. "Developing Management Skills". 7th Edition. (New Jersey: Prentice Hall, 2007), pp. 63-84.
     
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    Conducting a SWOT Analysis Workshop Checklist

    Checklist ensures effective use of the strategic planning SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) Analysis business tool.
     
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    • Is the subject and scope of your SWOT Analysis defined? The subject can be an entire organization, a project, a process, or even a person.
    • Are the appropriate stakeholders going to be involved in the SWOT Analysis? For example, is cross-functional representation required from different areas of the organization?
    • Has the necessary research and data collection been completed on the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats related to your subject to support discussions?
    • At the start of your workshop have you outlined the objectives for participants?
    • Have you established ground-rules and a clear agenda for the workshop?
    • Have you established an objective way to prioritize the SWOT items?
    • Have you established an appropriate way to make (group) decisions?
    • What are the internal Strengths of your subject?
    • What are the internal Weaknesses of your subject?
    • What are the external Opportunities for your subject?
    • What are the external Threats to your subject?
    • Have you captured the details to the four questions above in a way that supports the objectives of the workshop?
    • Have you discussed next steps and turned your SWOT Analysis into next steps such as strategic decisions and/or actions?
     
    For further help running a successful workshop, see also Pre-Meeting Checklist and Meeting Checklist
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    Topics: Customer | Six sigma | Strategy | Checklist

    Customer-Focused Strategy Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used to ensure your organization is strategically focused on the end customer.
     
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    • PLANNING
      • Is your strategic planning long-term and anticipatory rather than short-term and reactionary?
      • Does your strategic planning have an explicit customer-driven process rather than an organization objectives planning process?
    • AWARENESS OF CUSTOMERS
      • Are people at all levels of your organization aware of who you customers are and what their needs are?
      • Is the voice of the customer important in your organization?
    • DECISION-MAKING
      • Is decision-making customer-driven rather than product-driven?
      • Is decision-making supported by data rather than by opinion?
    • PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT
      • Is customer satisfaction a key measure of success rather than just bottom-line financial results?
      • Is market share a key measure of success for your organization rather than speedy returns on investment and cash flow?
    • PROCESS MANAGEMENT
      • Is your process management approach focused on error and defect prevention rather than error and defect detection?>?
      • Does your organization practice process improvement rather than on-going crisis management?
       
      Pyzdek, Thomas & Keller, Paul A. "The Six Sigma Handbook" 3rd Edition. McGraw Hill (2010), p. 45.
       
      See also Customer Focus Supply Chain Strategy Checklist

    Growth/Share Matrix Checklist

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    Growth/Share Matrix Checklist

     
    Checklist to be used to strategically rank market growth rates relative to market share for specific products or business areas, and then to begin to formulate a strategy around these rankings.
     
    • Select one of the bullets below for each product or business area in your company.
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    • STARS - Does your specific product or business area have a high market share with a high market growth rate in what is usually a new market? When developing your market strategy, consider that these emerging markets often have many competitors and carry a lot of risk.
    • QUESTION MARKS - Does your specific product or business area have a low market share but a high market growth rate? When developing your market strategy, consider reasons why you currently have a low market rate and whether or not the market is a core competency of your business.
    • CASH COWS - Does your specific product or business area have a solid market share yet a slow growth rate? When developing your market strategy, consider the stability of these markets and how they can generate cash flow with very little investment over time.
    • DOGS - Does your specific product or business area have a low market share with slow growth rates typically resulting in low profitability? When developing your market strategy, consider if these need to be eliminated or if they do provide some stability for your business if they are near the breakeven point.
     
      Once asking the above questions of all products or business areas in your company, they can be ranked in a visual scatter plot such as the one below to stimulate discussion of growth rates relative to market share at a strategic level.

     

    For another checklist related to business strategy, see also Porter's 5 Forces Checklist

    Mission Statement Checklist

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    Topics: Mission Statement | Checklist

    Mission Statement Checklist

    Checklist to be used to guide the process of creating a new Mission Statement for your organization or evaluating the appropriateness of an existing Mission Statement.
     
  • Mark all that apply.
  • Does the Mission Statement (MS) address the following components:
    • Customers?
    • Products or Services?
    • Markets and Location?
    • Technology?
    • Concern for survival?
    • Values of organization?
    • Self-Concept (SWOT)?
    • Concern for Public Image?
    • Concern for Employees?
  • Is the Mission Statement readable?
  • Is the Mission Statement Inspiring and motivating?
  • Does the Mission Statement distinguish the organization from its competitors?
  • Does the Mission Statement create a sense of optimism?
  • Is the Mission Statement assertive?
  • Have the following rhetorical strategies been considered/addressed:
    • Use of first-person point of view?
    • Character?
    • Goodwill?
  • Has the Mission Statement been developed in an inclusive team process?
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