Presented by Mark Blamey Cobalt Engineering LLP May 18th 2011 Instilling an Effective Vision Throughout Your Firm Mark S. Blamey CEO, Cobalt Engineering

Presented by Mark BlameyCobalt Engineering LLPMay 18th 2011

Instilling an Effective Vision Throughout Your Firm

Mark S. BlameyCEO, Cobalt Engineering

May 18, 2011

PMI Canadian West Coast Chapter


“Leadership is about going somewhere. If you and your people don’t know where you are going, your leadership doesn’t matter.”

The Importance of Vision:


Effective vs. Ineffective Vision Statements

“The vision provides guidance for daily

decisions so that people are aiming at the

right target, not working at cross purposes.”


A Vision That Really Works

Significant Purpose: What business are you in? A picture of the future: What will the future look like if you

are successful? Clear values: What guides your behaviour and decisions on

a daily basis?


Significant Purpose:

CNN: hard spot breaking news business Disney: We’re in the happiness business McDonald’s: (ca. 1990’s) – We’re in the real

estate business


A Picture of the Future

• A mental image you can actually see

• Timeless


Clear Values

• What do I want to live by?

• How?

• 3 or 4 values at most

• Rank ordered to be effective


Shared Vision

• Created by the leadership group

• Focus on the organization’s larger purpose and goals


Vision Can Exist Anywhere in an Organization

• Departments

• Teams


Three Important Guidelines

• How the vision is created

• How it’s communicated

• How it’s lived


How Vision is Created

• Encourage dialogue• Need input from those it affects


How it’s Communicated

• Not a one time activity• Talk about it• Refer to it often


How It’s Lived

Be congruent with your vision Always focus on your vision Show commitment


How To Support Your People

Remove barriers Ensure policies, practices, and systems make it

easier to act on the vision Hold people accountable for consistency


Practical Tools

Judging commitment The Talent Code Communication Matrix The STARS Model


Judging Commitment

Get the right people on the bus (start by) One characteristic to gauge: Commitment


The Talent Code

(Sustained) Ignition

Deep Practice

Master Coaching

Talent


Ignition (Vision)

• Ignition is externally fired

• It must be sustained


Deep Practice

1. Chunk it up• Absorb the whole thing

• Break it into chunks

• Slow it down

2. Repeat it

3. Learn to feel it


Master Coaching

1. The Matrix

2. Perceptiveness

3. The GPS Reflex

4. Theatrical Honesty


The Talent Code = LEAN


Communication Matrix – How to Coach


The STARS Model


The STARS Model


A Picture of the Future


Sample Initiatives In-House REVIT Trainer In-House Modeling Instructor Strengthened Toronto staff ESOP Commissioning Google Time Vancouver office move CRM Software Client Survey Annual Retreat / Quarterly Mtgs


QUESTIONS?

Documents

Presented by Mark Blamey Cobalt Engineering LLP May 18th 2011 Instilling an Effective Vision Throughout Your Firm Mark S. Blamey CEO, Cobalt Engineering