1. Know your organization

- Knowledge is power when used to understand the circumstances in which one makes decisions an influences others to accomplish the desired goals. Begin to explore the organizations you belong to. It could be church, work, school or any other kind of organization. Find out how it is structured?, How decisions is made? Who is chosen for which jobs and why? Try to get the feel of the organization.

2. Create a satisfied customer

- Every organization has a base of customers that they serve and tries to keep satisfied and every individual is like an organization and has their own group of customers to keep happy with their talents and energy. Who are your customers? What are their needs? How do they prefer to receive your product or service? You need to learn not only what you want in life but also what your customers need and crave.

3. Develop a personal mission

- To help serve your customers effectively you first need to know who you are and where you are going, second you need to write it in a clear statement for your customers. Write a personal mission statement that defines what you have to offer and what your values are. Start by writing several drafts until you have a single statement of about 20 words or less. It has to show the world what you are all about and what you seek to become.

4. Find out how information flows in organizations

- Begin to map the information flow between subsystems of the organization. Sketch out the relations between the different departments or activity centers. Keep an eye on the information flow in and out of the organization. What kind of information is exchanged, where are the bottlenecks or possible problems? Analyze the system and look for opportunities, when needs arise you will be ready.

5. Broaden your managerial role

- Even though you may not be a manager yet, you can begin to develop the skills and roles of a manager. As your day goes by, use your information on how the organization works and ask yourself, what role am I plying now? What role is needed? How can I make a difference to my customers?

6. Chose a target for organizational change

- When you analyze the organization, find the weak links where you think "This isn't working right". Make one of your findings your primary target for optimizing the organization. First ask yourself: What is the task to be performed? What technology is used/needed, Who is involved, How would a change interfere with the culture/structure of the organization? What do I want to change? How do i change it?

7. Balance efficiency and effectiveness

- Define what will be your output or result effective. You need to do things right (no cheating) and keep your customers happy. Organize your activities so you are efficient and getting the most output for the least input.