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Children's Center
Searching For CAPI
Having the right players is the key
to successful meetings.
W
ell, we just had our fourth
must first stop and think about whom
meeting of the day. My
you will invite to the meeting and do
first stop after the first
this exercise.
meeting was to grab a large Mountain
Take a piece of paper and write
Dew; now, four hours later, even this
down the following: Our company's
is not helping
top five problems are....
me stay awake
The Rules:
during the ago-
• No names
nizing minutes
•You cannot use the word "because"
that tick by in
• No explanation for the problem is
the meeting we
necessary
were in.
•All problems must be controllable
Does this
by the people in the room
sound at all
• It is not acceptable to define a
familiar? Maybe problem as something "they" are not
if I said "coffee"
doing. Focus on what "we" are not
or one of the
doing.
New Age energy
Example: Instead of saying "com-
drinks like a
petition is increasing:' say "we are not
Red Bull, it all is meeting the competition head on."
the same: no direction, no decisions;
• How many of these problems did
just endless discussions or one person we have last year?
wanting to hear himself talk.
• How many did we have three years
In a past article, I referred to a
ago and five years ago?
concept called CAPI:
The big problem
This, simply put, is the
is that usually you
ability to know before The big problem
have one executive or
any meeting that you is that usually you
manager chasing 10
have in the room the
problems rather than
following team mem- have one executive 10 managers chasing
bers:
one.
A: AUTHORITY: the or manager chasing
•Accountability and
person that has the
team work, trust and
authority to make the 10 problems rather
respect.
decision or the person than 10 managers
This exercise, if done
that has been given
right, will be the most
this authority via del- chasing one.
eye-opening effort you
egation.
ever do in your com-
P: POWER: the per-
pany. It will allow you
son that has the true power to actually to sit back and honestly assess: Where
make the decision happen or not hap-
are we? Is this truly what I thought I
pen.
would hear and now what will we do
I: INFLUENCER: the person or team about it? Really do about it?
member that can influence others to
Look for more examples and please
buy into the decisions and help sustain write to me at kbrowett@renmedia.
the outcome desired form the final
us with comments, insights or ques-
authority decision.
tions. ❑
Simply defined:
• CAPI means that each decision can Source: "Corporate Lifecycles: How And
only work if you have the three key
Why Corporations Grow And Die And
factors in play.
What To Do About It," by Ichak Adizes
•A: Who has the authority to make
(Prentice Hall, 1988)
and finalize the decision?
• P: Who has the real power to make F Kevin Browett is COO of Jewish
the decision actually work?
Renaissance Media, parent company of the
• I: Who or what influences the
Detroit Jewish News. He is a former vice
decision?
president of Kmart Corp. and a past small-
Now, here is an exercise for you
business founder and officer.
to do in your own company. But you
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