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Shared values
Five success factors of a company
- What are the common values of the company?
- Which company philosophy and what self-image characterize the company?
- Do employees share an understanding of these values?
- Is the development of values in a more rigid frame or is it dynamic and adaptable?
- Are values suitable in order to promote the companies culture?
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Structure
7-S model of a company
- What affects the structures of a company?
- Does the necessary complexity or simplicity suit the actual structure?
- Is there a clear organization chart?
- Is the corporate structure helpful or a hindrance for the job?
- Are competencies of the organization areas adequately defined?
- What structural changes are planned?
- Who is involved in the change process
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System
Six success factors of a company
- Which company processes have high importance?
- How is the quality of these processes assessing?
- How are the processes organized? Are they transparent enough?
- Which interfaces have frequently occurring conflicts?
- What formal and informal processes are in place to implement the overall strategy?
- Where do you see development needs in the processes?
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Style
Seven success factors of a company
- Which rules and standards are enforced by the staff?
- What kind of reward and punishment mechanism exists?
- Which effect have collaboration and cooperation on the company?
- How are errors treated?
- How is the relationship among the staff?
- What are the qualities of leadership?
- Does the leadership style concur with the targeted company culture?
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Staff
Six success factors of a company
- Is the actual staff structure suitable for the company’s guidelines?
- Is the staff vital capital or simply means to an end?
- Do staff skills provide a competitive advantage?
- How does the company promote and encourage the employees and which possibilities of development are there?
- How high is the fluctuation?
- Which areas concerning staff need to be developed further?
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Skills
Six success factors of a company
- Which outstanding abilities does the company have?
- Do any competitive advantages result from these abilities?
- What do you know about the core competencies of the company? Are they tied to specific people?
- How is knowledge shared within the company? What happens with new knowledge and expertise?
- Are there incentive systems for knowledge processing and distribution of knowledge?
- Which knowledge management systems exist in the company?
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Strategy
Six success factors of a company
- How are vision and strategy designed?
- To what extent are the intended strategy and the secondary targets known to employees?
- How big is the opportunity to implement the desired short-term strategy?
- Are there opposing goals?
- Is the strategy likely to overcome challenges in the future?
- Is the company clearly enough defined?
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