We at Sewells remember the below from more years ago than any of us are willing to admit to, and yet it’s still SO relevant today.
This is a story about four people named Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody.
There was an important job to be done and Everybody was sure that Somebody would do it.
Anybody could have done it, but Nobody did it.
Somebody got angry about that because it was Everybody’s job.
Everybody thought that Anybody could do it, but Nobody realised that Everybody wouldn’t do it.
It ended up that Everybody blamed Somebody when Nobody did what Anybody could have done.
Wouldn’t you think that the “Everybody, Somebody, Anybody and Nobody” syndrome would have, or certainly should have, been eliminated in modern businesses?
Instead, many businesses still operate without enough workplace responsibility or accountability in their culture. The fact is no sustainable results can be achieved without a firmly-established accountability culture being embedded in the organisation.
Our experience tells us that there is no faster or more guaranteed method of improving performance and results throughout any organisation than increasing levels of responsibility and accountability.
Managers need to be able to align, engage and empower their people to take the initiative and appropriate action NOW to attain performance improvements and much better results.
However, this process isn’t as easy as many managers think it is. Winning the hearts and minds of their people so they really believe in what they’re doing – and their part in making it happen brilliantly – is difficult to put in place.
We at Sewells have made creating solutions to the above, and to improving business results, our own. And these solutions work everywhere we go – in any industry, in any sector.
What kind of difference can working with Sewells make?
Sales – Just last year, a company in a competitive part of the financial services sector had an increase in turnover from £87 million to £148 million after working with Sewells (an increase of 68%).
Leadership – Sewells helped a company in the retail sector to achieve a significant increase in profits from £226 million to £955 million in just 3 years.
Operational Excellence – We also helped to reduce costs by £10 million per year in a single division of a telecommunications company.
There’s no reason we can’t help you achieve similar levels of improvement, unless you don’t contact us, of course. A quick and simple conversation can open vast insights into unravelling the Everybody, Somebody, Anybody, and Nobody problem that might have invaded your company and how to eliminate it. Call or email us today!
