Five Great Management Systems

Great CEOs codify operating principles that define the company's path to success. Here are five real-world examples.

Great companies win by design.

It sure would be nice if the CEO could just get a bunch of smart people together and have them all work together perfectly.

Unfortunately, that’s just not human nature. The bigger a company grows, the more you need strong internal management systems that define how success is achieved.

I’ve always been interested in CEOs and executive teams who develop systems like this, especially when they are robust, proprietary systems that grow straight out of the organization’s DNA.

When this is done right, the management system gives the company a playbook to rely on. That in turn gives them an almost unbeatable advantage in the market.

With a great system, employees understand the established rules of the game. And in every corner of the team, even if your employees are far-flung across the globe, they’re equipped with interconnected operating principles.

Today I want to look at at few of these management systems that have been created over the years.

Reviewing thes…