I’ve had a lot of things on my mind since returning from an enlightening trip to Egypt. Traveling to ancient worlds tends to focus and refocus your thoughts and leads you to hone in on certain ideas about life and strategies.
For the last 34 years, I’ve been very fortunate in that I have had an opportunity to work in supply chain consulting for many of the most successful companies in the world – to interact with their executives and to learn.
As I reflect on what I’ve learned, two words come to mind to describe the secret of success. These two words are "High Intensity." This is clearly a work-in-progress, but let me share with you my current thinking on the Top 7 High Intensity Principles:
1. High intensity flows from being strategic, focused and purposeful.
2. It is always accompanied by a passionate pursuit of meaningful goals.
3. It demands speed, responsiveness, flexibility and agility.
4. It requires the fulfillment of expectations throughout the organization and the supply chain.
5. It will spread throughout an organization or supply chain when there is alignment around a shared consistent vision.
6. It nets substantial growth.
7. High intensity begets success, low intensity does not.
This is certainly a time to tap into the principles of high intensity; the world needs great energy and concentration as we continue to recover from the Great Recession. Living off the past and continuing with low intensity strategies will never result in successful economies, supply chains, or individuals.
I’ll delve deeper in high intensity in my next two blog posts, as well as expand a little on what I learned in Egypt. In the meantime, let me know your thoughts on this concept and how it applies to your life and your organization.
Go!Go!Go!
Jim
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