Vision, World-Class Organizations, and Six Disciplines

According to thought-leader Ken Blanchard, all world-class organizations are driven by three critical factors:

1. Clear vision and direction championed by top management
2. Trained and equipped people focused on implementation of the agreed-upon vision and direction
3. Established recognition and positive consequence systems that sustain the behaviors and performance that the vision and direction require

BOTTOMLINE: If you map the Six Disciplines Methodology to these three factors of world class organizations, you'll find very similar views:

1. Clear vision (Discipline I-D Renew The Vision) and direction championed by top management (Discipline II - Set Goals That Lead)
2. Trained and equipped people (Discipline II-D Engage The Team) focused on implementation (Discipline IV - Work The Plan) of the agreed-upon vision and direction (Discipline III-F Align People)
3. Established recognition and positive consequence systems (Discipline V-D Recognize Contribution) that sustain the behaviors and performance that the vision and direction require