The Christ-centered Teaching on the

Linked Management Models

(See Schedule)

 A full Systems Approach to Managing Effectiveness, Productivity, and Change

First Set of Workshops on Excellence in Business (The Introduction)

Hour 1 = Introduction to the Workshops:

1.  Instructors,

2. Class Members,

3. Goals,

4. Rules

5. Break the Ice Game

    Book One “Geronimo Jones and the Mobile of Excellent Management”

Hour 2 = Introduction to The Linked Management Models

Phase 1: The Seven Attributes of Excellent Management and Leadership Model

Phase 2: Thriving on the Storms of Chaos Model

Phase 3: Understand the Drivers of Change Model

Phase 4: Using The Systems Management Model

Phase 5: The Three Phases of Change Model

Phase 1 - Excellent Management

Second Set of Workshops on Excellence in Business (Phase 1)

Hour 3 = Introduction to Phase 1: The Seven Attributes of Excellent Management and Leadership Model (explained with cartoons)

Attribute 1: Effective Leadership

Attribute 2: Building an Effective Organizational Culture

Attribute 3: Effective Customer Focus

Attribute 4:Team Building and People Working Together

Attribute 4: Problem Solving and Skills Development

Attribute 5: Continuous Improvement and Change Management

Attribute 6: Seven Steps to Measuring Performance

Hour 4 = Phase 1, Attribute 1: Effective Leadership

a.       Incubating New Leaders

b.      Built to Last/Good to Great (Material From the Books)

c.       Maxwell’s 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership (Material From the Book)

d.      Creating a Shared Vision

e.       Understanding (SMART) Goals

f.        Biblical Principles

Hour 5 = Phase 1, Attribute 2: Building An Effective Organizational Culture

a.      Understanding The Difference Between High and Low Productive Cultures (based on great writings on culture)

b.      Building An Effective Culture

c.  Managing Conflict

d.  Celebrations and Fun Work Environments

e.  Biblical Principles

Hour 6 = Phase 1, Attribute 3: Effective Customer Focus

a.     Recognizing the Customers

b.     Building Raving Fans (Material Based in the Book)

c.  Basics of Human Interaction

d.  Biblical Principles

Hour 7 = Phase 1, Attribute 4: Teams Building and People Working Together

a.     Teams Vs Working Groups (Material from Mark Stanburn)

b.     Maxwell’s Laws of Teams 

d.  Biblical Principles

Hour 8 = Phase 1, Attribute 5: Problem Solving and Skills Development

a.     Importance of a Problem Solving Tool Box

b.     Introduction to Decision Making Tools 

d.  Biblical Principles

Hour 9 = Phase 1, Attribute 6: Continuous Improvement and Change Management

a.       Change Management

b.      Configuration Management and Records Management

c.       Biblical Principles

Hour 10 = Phase 1, Attribute 7: Seven Steps to Measuring Performance

Step 1:  Know the Rules

Step 2:  Know the Goals

Step 3:  Selecting The Criteria Related to the Goals

Step 4:  Selecting the Performance Indicators Related the Criteria

Step 5:  Collecting the Data

Step 6:  Analyzing the Data

Step 7:  Using the Data

Biblical Principles

Hour 11 = Phase 1, Exercise Using the Mobile of Excellent Management

Hour 12 = Phase 1, Class Celebration and Summary of the Mobile of Excellent Management

Phase 2 - Excellent Strategy and the Storms of Chaos

Third Set of Workshops on Excellence in Business (Phase 2)

Hour 13 = Phase 2, Introduction to Five Element of Thriving on the Storms of Chaos Model

Element 1: The Waves of Trends

Element 2: The Lightning of The Unexpected

Element 3: The Buoyancy of Supporting Relationships

Element 4: The Storms Trying to Sink Our Ship

Element 5: Your Ship

Hour 14 = Phase 2, Element 1:  The Waves of Trends

a.       Forecasting Trends

b.      Empowering Gate Keepers

c.       Biblical Principles

 Hour 15 = Phase 2, Element 2:  The Lightning of The Unexpected

a.       Predicting Risk

b.      Contingency Planning

c.       Risk Management

d.      Biblical Principles

 Hour 16 = Phase 2, Element 3:  The Buoyancy of Supporting Relationships

a.       Understanding Supportive Relationship

b.      Building Business Relationship

c.       Building Social Relationships

d.      Biblical Principles

Hour 17 = Phase 2, Element 4:  The Storms Trying to Sink Our Ship

a.       Understanding Competition

b.      Understanding Negative Social Pressures

c.       Understanding Other Negative Pressures

d.      Fighting the Enemy

e.       Biblical Principles

Hour 18 = Phase 2, Element 5:  The Ship

a.       Designing the Ship

b.      The Sea Worthiness of the Ship

c.       Biblical Principles

Hour 19 = Phase 2, Exercise Using the Storms of Chaos Model

Hour 20 = Phase 2, Celebration and Summary of Storms of Chaos Model

Phase 3 - The Drivers of Change

Forth Set of Workshops on Excellence in Business (Phase 3)

Hour 21 = Phase 3, Introduction to The Drivers of Change Model

a.       Element 1: The External Environment

b.      Element 2: People

c.       Element 3: Organizational Structure

d.      Element 4: The Internal Environment

e.       Element 5: The Systems

Hour 22 = Phase 3, Element 1:  The External Environment

a.       International Environment

b.      Domestic Environment

c.       Local Environment

d.      Biblical Principles

  Hour 23 = Phase 3, Element 2:  People

a.       Behavioral Science

b.      Biblical Principles

Hour 24 = Phase 3, Element 3:  Organizational Structure

a.       Organizational Types

b.      Organizational Design and Fit Issues

c.       Future Structures

d.      Biblical Principles

  Hour 25 = Phase 3, Element 4:  The Internal Environment

a.       Organizational Culture

b.      Reactions to Change

c.       Biblical Principles

Hour 26 = Phase 3, Element 5:  Systems

a.       Understanding Systems and Reactions to Change

b.      Financial Systems

c.       Human Resources Systems

d.      Processes and Operations

e.       Other Systems

f.        Biblical Principles

Hour 27 = Phase 3, Exercise with the Drivers of Change Model

Hour 28 = Phase 3, Celebration and Summary of the Drivers of Change Model

Phase 4 - Systems Thinking - Finding the Biggest Bang for the Buck

Fifth Set of Workshops on Excellence in Business (Phase 4)

Hour 29 = Phase 4, Introduction to Using The Systems Management Model

a.       Open and Closed Systems, The Systems Loops and The Laws of Systems Thinking

b.      Processes and Root Causes

c.       Planning and Project Management

Hour 30 = Phase 4, Systems Loops and Laws

a.       Open and Closed Systems

b.      Systems Loops

c.       Systems Laws

d.      Biblical Principles

Hour 31 = Phase 4, Process and Root Causes

a.       Flow Charting

b.      Root Cause Analysis

Hour 32 = Phase 4, Introduction to Project Management

a.       Conceptual Design

b.      Planning

c.       Implementation and Execution

d.      Transition and Closedown

Hour 33 = Phase 4, Exercise for The Systems Management Model

Hour 34 = Phase 4, Celebration and Summary of The Systems Management Model

Phase 5 - The Three Stages of Excellent Change Management

Sixth Set of Workshops on Excellence in Business (Phase 5)

Hour 35 = Phase 5, Introduction to the Three Stages of Change

a.       First Stage of Change (Caterpillar Stage), Before the Change

b.      Second Stage of Change (Cocoon Stage), During the Change

c.       Third Stage of Change (Butterfly Stage), After the Change

d.      Biblical Principles

Hour 36 = Phase 5, First Stage of Change (Caterpillar Stage), Before the Change

        Biblical Principles

Hour 37 = Phase 5, Second Stage of Change (Cocoon Stage), During the Change

        Biblical Principles

Hour 38 = Phase 5, Third Stage of Change (Butterfly Stage), After the Change

        Biblical Principles

Hour 39 = Phase 5, Exercise for the Three Stages of Change Model

Hour 40 = Phase 5, Celebration and Summary of The Three Stages of Change Model