Why should I hold a Get to Great Day?

It is said that the definition of insanity is ‘doing the same thing again and again in the hope that the result will be different’, or put another way, ‘if you always do what you always did, you will always get what you always got’. Whichever version you prefer, it has to be said that both are true.

In a business context, companies and employees are often guilty of just ‘getting on with job’, day in, day out, and this can turn into ‘year in, year out’ very quickly. Times change, but the way we do things often doesn’t.

To overcome this, business need to take an occasional ‘day out’ from ‘getting on with the job’ and apply a little self examination. However, we believe there are several drawbacks to this excellent idea:

1. Someone must step up and lead/manage the process, often ‘the boss’, which can create problems with openness 2. There is nobody to constructively ‘challenge’ thinking and ideas 3. There needs to be context and structure to the day 4. There needs to be a baseline to measure yourselves against and aspire to

This is where we believe the Get to Great Days approach can make the difference:

1. Independent and experienced facilitation by our Consultants ensures openness 2. Our Consultants have the appropriate experience to challenge your thinking, and offer alternative ideas 3. The use of the appropriate model provides context and structure 4. The same model provides the baseline to measure yourself against and to define your aspirations

Get to Great Days have a number of benefits:

• Creating, aligning and motivating a real ‘team’ • Enabling everyone to have their say, not just the loudest voices • The outcomes are all created by the team, with advice, guidance and experience from our Consultants adding value to this process • It gets straight to the heart of the matter • The resultant Action Plan is ‘owned’ by everyone involved, making it more likely to be successfully executed