Two-Minute Drill Lessons for Rapid Organizational Improvement from America's Greatest Game

Name: Two-Minute Drill Lessons for Rapid Organizational Improvement from America's Greatest Game
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ISBN: 9780787994907

ISBN-10: 0787994901

ISBN-13: 9780787994907

Edition: 2007

Authors: Clinton O. Longenecker, Timothy C. Stansfield, Greg R. Papp

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Authors Clinton Longenecker, Greg Papp, and Timothy Stansfield reveal that all too often business organizations are defeated while the clock is still ticking. Bogged down by sluggish business practices that stifle change, they are unable to pick up the pace when necessary to score and win. "The Two-Minute Drill" translates football's lessons for business leaders who want to succeed in today's competitive marketplace. The book clearly shows what it takes to accelerate change and improvement within any type of organization.

Book details

List price: $27.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 9/11/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.034
Language: English

Clinton O. Longenecker is the Stranahan Professor of Leadership and Organizational Excellence in the College of Business Administration at the University of Toledo. He is a frequent speaker, corporate consultant, and media source, and was chosen as Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young in 2004. Greg R. Papp is president of Cube Culture Corporation, a consulting firm specializing in performance improvement. He was formerly controller of Aeroquip-Vickers Corporation. Timothy C. Stansfield is president of IET, Inc., a manufacturing consulting firm that has worked with 1400 manufacturing plants over 20 years. Tim was selected as Entrepreneur of the Year by Ernst & Young.



Foreword


Prologue: Speed and Execution Are the Keys to Success


The Two-Minute Drill Mind-Set: Eight Winning Principles Business Leaders Can Learn from the Great Game of Football


Football Example: UT vs. Pitt, 2003


Business Example: Problems with Six Sigma


You Are the Quarterback: Leading Your Organization to Improve


Football Example: Broncos vs. Browns, 1987


Business Example: Poor leadership at a distribution center


Know the Score and Define Winning: How Is Your Organization Really Performing, and What Do You Really Want to Achieve?


Football Example: USC vs. Notre Dame, 2005


Business Example: Improving new product delivery time and quality


Create Your Scouting Report and Game-Day Match-Ups: Identify Potential Opponents to Change


Football Example: Dolphins vs. Jets, 1994


Business Example: Improving a company's price-quoting system


Create an Extreme Focus and a Sense of Urgency: A Plan for Implementing Rapid Change


Football Example: Patriots vs. Panthers, 2004 Super Bowl


Business Example: Natural gas shortage crisis


Develop Your Winning Two-Minute Drill Package: Get the Right Players on the Field and Take Ownership of the Plan


Football Example: 4:9ers vs. Bengals, 1989 Super Bowl


Business Example: TMS Engineering


Snap the Ball and Execute the Right Plays: Execution Is Critical to Improvement


Football Example: Titans vs. Rams, 2000 Super Bowl


Business Example: CTSK Industries' cost-cutting measures


Close Out the Game, Then Celebrate: Don't Reward "Victory" Until You See Truly Lasting Success


Football Example: Kentucky vs. LSU, 2002


Business Example: Kingswood Valley Healthcare


Conduct a Postgame Press Conference and Analysis: Review Your Successes So That You and Others Can Do Even Better in the Future


Football Example: Indianapolis Colt postgame press conference (after playing New York Jets), 2006


Business Example: Tri-X Corporation


Epilogue: Winning Is Better Than Losing


Endnotes


Acknowledgments


About the Authors


Index