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Vision to Results

11/21/2010

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So you figured out that you had a low level VMM.  You've taken corrective action to raise the organizations VMM level, now what?  Your next action needs to be that you have buy-in from your leadership team.  If you team is small, then you need buy-in from the whole team.

At this point I have to assume that your leadership team (or leader) has the attention of the rest of the employee group.  If your leaders do not have this respect, then you obviously have other issues than just vision and results.

Lets talk about the buy-in that is needed. In this case the term buy-in means that your leaders are 100% supportive of the vision of the organization.  To be supportive they first must be informed, communicated to.   This communication is the most important part of the buy-in process; If you fail here, then your vision will fail also.   I like to communicate these type of high level important items by meeting and directing.   Directing is the art of knowing the general place you want to end up, then meeting with the team to direct them to this place.  This is a very effective technique if done right. If done wrong can wind you up some place you do not want to be and also some place you may not recover from.

So, you have this great vision and you are meeting with your team to get them the vision.   You have planned out the strategy to direct them to the promised land.   How do you get them excited and how do you get them to believe in the vision (this is the buy-in part).  YOU MAKE IT THEIR IDEA.  This is where your directing skills come in.  If you do this well then your team will come up with a organizational vision that is what you dreamed of or maybe even a better one, based on where you as a leader wants to take the organization.

Now, if you have a good leadership team and they can communicate to their teams, then you will be ready for improving your VMM level and the results will be fantastic.   Change Management comes into play here, but you can do this.  Get Vision, Get Results.

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Characteristics of VMM Levels

11/18/2010

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Level 0
- Zero vision or unaligned direction among leaders
- Virtually impossible to set goals and take action
- In general, team action waste resources
- It's unknown what work will be acceptable

Level 1
- Unclear vision and direction
- Action by teams could be in opposite directions
- Should know what is not the direction
- Difficult to do meaningful work
- Most likely not going to meet leadership expectations

Level 2
- Good enough vision to do meaningful work
- Most leadership expectations will be met
- Short projects and quick results are desirable
- Vision adjustment can take place

Level 3
- Clear vision is known and understood by leadership and teams
- Provides environment for quickest and best results
- Easy to meet leadership expectations
- Changes in business can easily lead to positive Vision alignment
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Can your VMM be less than zero?

11/4/2010

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Yes, you can have a VMM less than zero.  In the simple form of VMM the lowest level is a zero; However, in more complex instances, you can have a negative VMM.  Before we get into the explanation, let me emphasize that a zero level VMM has a core business function and either has no vision or direction at all, or is at least not communicated to the organization.
A negative VMM occurs when your organization is operating its core business under the premise that there is a vision for the organization and the perception is that employees are operating from that perceived vision.  When this happens over a period of time without proper communication of the organizations vision then operational separation may occur.  Operational separation is when the vision is so distorted over time that operational units that should be performing core task as a single unit, start operating as separate units. Since the definition of a Level 0 VMM is: no vision or direction of a current business state...when you have two "business states" because of operational separation and the organizations VMM is a Level 0 then this combination will result in a negative VMM.
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