So an element of confidence is certainly needed. However, Collins explains that the confidence is only effective if the organisation is also capable of self-criticism. They need to be able to look internally and assess where improvement is necessary.
Without this ability to do so, products and services would make it to market before they were fine-tuned. This encourages them to push for constant improvement and progress. By being clear about what is core and therefore relatively fixed , a company can more easily seek variation and movement in all that is not core. Collins uses the acronym BHAG big hairy audacious goals to describe the kind go goals that are ambitious, demanding and challenging.
These are not the everyday kind of goals that most companies set. Collins explains that a BHAG is not something easy to achieve. But it is achievable. The end result is so enticing that organisations are incredibly motivated to work hard and reach the end.
A BHAG has to be well communicated, anyone in the organisation who knows about the goal needs to understand it with little explanation. It was clear, specific and easy to understand. It would also be clear when they reached the destination. People often assume that in order for a company to have a good and welcoming environment, the culture needs to be soft, comfortable and appear easy-going.
Often they ask more of their employees, they can be seen to be more demanding and from the outside, this may not seem as welcoming.
However, the discipline that visionary companies demand can be fundamental to their success and the loyalty of their team members. Quite the contrary. Collins explains that although the concept of a cult usually gets a bad reputation, cult-like cultures actually encourage companies and employees to work harder towards their BHAG.
The feeling of being part of something big and powerful is an excellent motivator. Collins explains that experimenting is absolutely fundamental for visionary companies when coming up with and developing new products and services.
The goal is to keep trying until something works, and then stick with it! Relating the process back to plants, he explains that by adding branches to trees variation and effectively pruning and getting rid of the dead branches and leaves selection the end result should be a thriving and healthy plant.
This can be applied to visionary companies and their process. Collins explains that when a visionary company is looking to hire, the first place they look is within the organisation. They dedicate a lot of time to developing their team members and are therefore able to promote within a lot more than other companies. It is the continuity of quality leadership that matters— continuity that preserves the core.
When building any visionary company, organisations need to look well beyond how well they are currently doing. They need to ask how well they will do in the next generation, and the next, and the next. As we mentioned earlier, individual leaders will move on eventually. Visionary organisations need to ensure that there are more potential leaders willing to take over and continue the company in the same manner with the core ideology in mind. The departure of a leader should never indicate the end or a decline in operations.
A visionary company is never content with good enough. They are constantly asking themselves how they can do better tomorrow, and the next day, and the next. These questions become the driving force behind the company. Collins explains that execution and performance are never the end goal for a visionary company.
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