Rocky Romanella, a top motivational speaker and bestselling author, has published a detailed guide outlining the principles necessary for organizations to achieve world-class status. In his newsletter article "How Do We Become A World-Class Organization?" available at https://3sixtymanagementservices.com, Romanella argues that organizational culture, built through disciplined people, disciplined thought, and disciplined action, serves as the essential foundation.
Romanella identifies three core areas that define a world-class organization. The first, disciplined people, encompasses maintaining professionalism with acceptable language and no tolerance for inappropriate comments, functioning as a learning organization that develops business acumen and communication skills, investing in self-development at every level, and fostering self-accountability where individuals understand and own organizational goals.
The second area, disciplined thought, involves collaborative team building that respects diversity and works toward group goals, operating with integrity by doing what is right for all stakeholders, maintaining a forward-looking and visionary perspective, implementing detailed succession planning, being open to constructive criticism, and maintaining a customer-based focus to develop innovative solutions and competitive advantages.
The third pillar, disciplined action, requires balanced leadership that considers customers, people, and shareholders in all decisions, consistent and timely enterprise-wide communication, fair distribution of compensation and benefits, a commitment to promotion from within, engineering effective solutions to business problems, and creating programs to celebrate success. Romanella states that this cultural framework creates organizational agility and enables sustainable competitive advantage.
Romanella supports these concepts through various resources. He is an official member of the Forbes Business Council, with articles available at https://www.3sixtymanagementservices.com/forbes-business-council/. He also hosts The Leadership Library Podcast, with new episodes posted at https://tightenthelugnuts.com or available via https://www.buzzsprout.com/1484407.
His leadership book, "Tighten The Lug Nuts: The Principles Of Balanced Leadership," recently achieved number one bestseller status in Business Management and Business Leadership categories. The book, which draws on his over forty years of experience at UPS and in CEO roles, provides a framework of real-world concepts applicable to leaders in any field. More information on the book is available at his website.
Romanella has built an extensive library of resources, including over 108 leadership podcasts, training videos, and details on 23 leadership competencies, all designed to help organizations position themselves for growth. These materials are particularly focused on supporting businesses during post-pandemic rebuilding efforts.
