Situation: A company wants to effectively position itself for a recovery. The CEO believes that it is time to sit down with his team and focus on those areas which will help them to emerge during the recovery not only stronger than they were when the recession started, but ahead of their competition. How do you create a value proposition?
Advice from the CEOs:
- Creating your Value Proposition starts by analyzing and understanding your most important strength. Is it Product Leadership, Operational Excellence, or Customer Intimacy?
- No company can succeed today trying to be all things to all people. Choosing one discipline as your most important strength is the choice of winners.
- To set your Value Agenda, ask your team “How do we compete and win in our marketplace?” This is not a single discussion, but requires three rounds – best done as three different sessions.
o Round 1 focuses on understanding where you stand in your marketplace.
o Round 2 focuses on understanding what your customers perceive as your “unmatched value.”
o Round 3 focuses on building an operating model that enhances your unmatched value and helps to consistently communicate this to your clientele.
- Once the three rounds are completed, formulate the top findings of each round into your Value Agenda for the company.
o A Value-Driven Operating Model gives your company the ability to deliver on your Value Proposition.
o Your Value Discipline is the combination of operating model and value proposition that will allow you to be the best in your market.
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