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Vol. XII Issue VII - July 2010
Project Management eJournal
PM ADVISORY:
Total Transparency Breeds Accountability Which Breeds Responsibility
By William Gindlesperger, CEO
e-LYNXX Corporation
USA
"Accountability breeds responsibility." That is a quote from Stephen Covey, author of the best-selling book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People. It has sold more than 15 million copies in 38 languages since first being published in 1989.
His premise is the first three habits -- "Be Proactive," "Begin with the End in Mind" and "Put First Things First" -- establish self-mastery, and they set the stage for the next three that call for interdependence or working together -- "Think Win/Win," "Seek First to Understand, then to be Understood," and "Synergize." The seventh habit is one focused on self-rejuvenation.
Even though Covey wrote his best seller two decades ago, the practical applications remain timeless. His belief that when a business believes that there are enough resources and allows for its own projected success to be shared with others, then real business success is likely. Optimism, after all, is contagious.
This is contrary to what we too often read and hear when there is very little or no optimism and when there is no clear accountability, as we are witnessing with the oil mess in the Gulf of Mexico. Seeing corporate and government executives pointing fingers to somehow escape blame is disheartening.
To avoid such a scenario in everyday business life, management must establish full accountability and that only comes with 100% transparency. Advancements in technology and methodology make total transparency and full accountability possible today with full disclosure of individual input and the documentation of who does what, when and why…
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 About the Author Author
William Gindlesperger is a nationally recognized entrepreneur, inventor, author and consultant in print and procurement. He founded ABC Advisors and its successor, e-LYNXX Corporation, in 1975. Under Mr. Gindlesperger’s leadership the firm has grown to become North America's procurement authority. Print buyers and suppliers alike have benefited from his insight and innovation. Mr. Gindlesperger has directed major in-plant studies in both the private and public sectors and is highly regarded for his knowledge, advice and work on behalf of firms in matters pertaining to the U.S. Government Printing Office (GPO). He has testified before the U.S. Senate Committee on Rules and Administration regarding government print and procurement policy. He also has worked directly with numerous Congressional and Senatorial members and staff and has advised Congress on the development, operations and future of GPO print procurement and the federal print program in general. He was a founder and chairman of Printing Industries of America's (PIA) PrintPAC (political action committee) and has been recognized for his contributions to PIA and services to the printing industry. He was inducted into PIA's Ben Franklin Honor Society of print industry leaders in 2009 for his lifetime contributions to the print industry. Supply & Demand Chain Executive honored Mr. Gindlesperger by including him in its 2010 listing of the most influential leaders in the supply and procurement profession. Mr. Gindlesperger invented the methodology that optimizes cost reduction in the procurement of specification-defined goods and services. He has been granted two separate business method patents by the U.S. Patent Office, first for the competitive procurement of print and then for the competitive procurement of all customized and specification-defined goods and services. Under Mr. Gindlesperger’s leadership, e-LYNXX has grown into the leading print management and procurement licensing firm in North America. e-LYNXX has been exclusively endorsed by Printing Industries of America (PIA) and has been named one of the top 100 procurement firms in North America by Supply & Demand Chain Executive magazine. His firm handles more than 200 on-going consulting assignments at any given time. Among its contracts is one with Educational & Institutional Cooperative Purchasing to assist colleges, universities and other institutions nationwide with procurement and print-spend management. A native of Chambersburg, Pa., Mr. Gindlesperger is a graduate of Dickinson College. |
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