This document discusses the importance of purpose, passion, and people in building a high-performing organization. It provides quotes emphasizing that an organization's purpose should sustain and motivate its people, and that its success depends on bringing out the talents of its employees. The document also references models and principles of leadership from thinkers like Thomas Watson Jr., Richard Branson, and Simon Sinek, noting their continued relevance for organizations today.
5. The real difference in an organization is how well it brings out the great
energies and talents of its people.
- Thomas Watson, Jr. – CEO of IBM 1962
6. "Purpose
is
no
longer
a
buzzword.
It’s
a
must-‐have.
Passion
and
purpose
will
keep
people
focused
on
the
job
at
hand,
and
ul@mately
separate
the
successful
from
the
unsuccessful.”
—
Richard
Branson
7. Some
more
ques7ons
from
Thomas
Watson,
Jr.
• What
does
it
do
to
help
its
people
find
a
common
cause?
• How
does
it
keep
them
pointed
in
the
same
direc7on
despite
the
rivalries
and
differences
that
may
exist?
• How
does
it
sustain
this
common
cause
though
the
many
changes
which
take
place
with
the
passage
of
7me?
10. Purpose
People
Products
Process
-‐ Robert
Wong
Google’s
Crea7ve
Lab
“Purpose
is
at
the
essence
of
why
firms
exist.
There
is
nothing
mushy
about
it-‐-‐it
is
pure
strategy.
Purpose
is
very
idealis7c,
but
at
the
same
7me
very
prac7cal.”
-‐ Hirotaka
Takeuchi
Harvard
Business
School
11.
.
Superordinate
Goal
“THE 7-S MODEL”
STRATEGY
STRUCTURE
SYSTEMS
STYLE
SKILLS
STAFF
SUPER-ORDINATE
GOAL
13. I firmly believe that any organization, in order to
survive and achieve success must have a sound set of
beliefs on which it premises all its policies and actions…
- Thomas Watson, Jr. 1962
14. Every business
starts as a purpose
in search of assets,
and often becomes
assets in search of
a purpose.
- Emmanuel Gobillot
15. Say
what?
V2S
–
i2a
–
8-‐S
Model
Strategy Staff
Skills
Structure
Style
Systems
Shared
Vision
Shared
Beliefs
Direc7on
www.blionline.org
16.
Start with Why
Simon Sinek
17. If there is a conversation about the future
of the profession, you're bound to hear
Hood's name mentioned as one of the
people leading the way.
– Accounting Today
Tom Hood, CPA, CITP, CGMA
CPA Practice Adviser Accounting Hall of Fame
Named the Second Most Influential in Accounting
by Accounting Today Magazine 2015
Top 150 Influencer by Linked-In
Top 25 Influencers in Learning & HR by HR
Examiner
Top 25 Public Accounting Thought Leaders by
CPA Practice Adviser
Working on Learning Management with AICPA/
CPA2Biz, Cloud Curriculum, Performance
Management /XBRL, Leadership & Generations
CEO
Maryland Association of CPAs
(MACPA) www.macpa.org
Business Learning Institute
(BLI) www.blionline.org
http://www.linkedin.com/in/tomhood/