Today MBB T860 - Reading 4 discipline of execution had an opportunity to tackle the fourth discipline moderated by myself, @Roy Githinji and the rest of the team
We started by bringing through the peveous disciplines for smooth connection and concept synchronisation.
Discipline 1: Wildly Important Goals.
Focuses on the Wildly Important Goals
4DX is about narrowing your team energy into one or two breakthrough goals instead of diluting effort across dozens of completing priorities.
Discipline 2 : Lag and Lead Measures.
4DX, "Act on the lead measures" which focuses on high leverage activities that directly drive your wildly important goal, WIG.
Discipline 3 : Keep compelling scoreboard.
This is the discipline of engagement
It shifts team from authority-driven compliance to passion-driven commitment by making performance visible.
Discipline 4 : Cadence of Accountability.
While discipline 1,2 and 3 set up the game(focus, lead measures and scoreboard). Discipline 4 is how the game is actually played and won.
It ensures strategic goal do not get swallowed up by daily operational whirlwind
A recurring, predictable weekly process ( 20-30min) WIG session where team members hold each other accountable for driving WIG.
Each team engages in this simple weekly process that highlights successes, analyzes failure and course-correct as necessary, creating the ultimate performance-management system.
Team members answer the question "what are the one or two most important things I can do this week that will have the biggest impact on the scoreboard?"
In this meeting, each team members reports if they met last week's commitment, second if the commitment move the lead or lag measure on the scoreboard and finally which commitment they will make for the upcoming week.
People are more likely to Commit to there own ideas than orders from above.
When indivual commit to fellow team member instead of only to the boss, the commitment goes beyond professional promise.
When the team sees they are having a direct impact on the WIG,they know they are winning, and nothing drives morale and engagement more than winning.
WIG SESSION AGENDA
1. Accountability report
Team members report on last week/previous personal commitment made to move the lead measures.
2. Review the scoreboard
Look at the team scoreboard to see if the lead measures translated into movement on the lag measure.
3. Plan(Commit)
Clear the path of roadblocks, learn from failures or success and make new commitments for the upcoming session.
NOTE
Accountability for each other is very essential for team success.
Accountability is no longer a concept but a feeling.
Accountability for each other shapes strong culture where trust, respect and experience feels like a privilege.