Overcome Key Organizational Hurdles

According to Chapter 7, which of the following is identified as the first and hardest hurdle in executing a blue ocean strategy?

What is the core principle of 'tipping point leadership' as described in Chapter 7?

In the context of the cognitive hurdle, what was Bill Bratton's method for convincing the MBTA board to purchase larger squad cars?

What are 'cold spots' as defined in the context of overcoming the resource hurdle in Chapter 7?

How did Bill Bratton address the 'cold spot' of criminal processing time in the subway system?

What is meant by 'kingpins' in the context of overcoming the motivational hurdle?

How many 'kingpins' (precinct heads) did Bill Bratton focus on at the NYPD to motivate the entire thirty-six-thousand-deep police force?

What is 'fishbowl management,' and what hurdle does it primarily address?

The concept of 'atomization' is used to overcome the motivational hurdle by:

Who is a 'consigliere' in the context of overcoming the political hurdle in Chapter 7?

When Bill Bratton's team faced opposition from precinct commanders who claimed compiling crime data would take too much time, how did he overcome this political pushback?

What was the result of Bill Bratton implementing 'tipping point leadership' at the NYPD in less than two years and without a budget increase?

What is the primary reason Chapter 7 argues against using numbers to break an organization's cognitive hurdle?

The 'horse trading' tactic, used to overcome the resource hurdle, involves which of the following actions?

Why were the town hall meetings in Boston's Police District 4 a critical step in overcoming the cognitive hurdle?

What does Chapter 7 identify as the main difference between conventional organizational change theory and tipping point leadership?

In the NYPD example, Bratton's Compstat meetings are an illustration of which motivational tactic?

What was the estimated processing time for a single petty crime before Bratton introduced 'bust buses', and what did it become afterward?

To overcome the political hurdle, a tipping point leader should identify 'angels' and 'devils'. Who are the 'angels'?

What was the main reason the New York City Transit Police were in denial about the dangerous state of the subways in the 1990s?

According to Chapter 7, what is the most effective way to sensitize superiors to an urgent need, like Bratton needing larger cars?

Before Bratton's arrival, the NYPD's narcotics unit comprised less than what percentage of the total human resources, despite narcotics being linked to a high percentage of crime?

For fishbowl management to work effectively, Chapter 7 states it must be based on three principles. Which of the following is NOT one of them?

What was the primary political threat to Bratton's new policing strategy, and how did he form a coalition to isolate them?

Executing a blue ocean strategy raises the execution bar compared to a red ocean strategy primarily because it:

The tactic of 'Riding the Electric Sewer' is designed to directly address which of the four hurdles?

In the NYPD 'horse trading' example, what did the Transit unit trade for much-needed office space?

According to Chapter 7, what is the most likely reaction of managers of poorly performing units when a CEO makes a case for change based on numbers?

What key insight did Bratton's police force gain from meeting with disgruntled residents in Boston's Police District 4?

In Chapter 7's comparison of tipping point leadership and conventional wisdom, what do the 'extremes' that leaders should focus on refer to?

What was the estimated impact on public confidence in the NYPD after Bratton's changes, as measured by Gallup polls?

Which of the following best describes the purpose of 'atomization' in motivating an organization?

The chapter argues that when trying to break the cognitive hurdle, leaders should make people experience 'negative stimuli'. What is the intended effect of this?

When Bratton focused resources on the subway 'hot spots,' what was the result on crime and the size of the police force?

What is the main danger a leader faces by not having a 'consigliere' on their top team?

Which of the four hurdles is primarily addressed by identifying and focusing on 'kingpins'?

The introduction of 'bust buses' at the NYPD is a clear example of redirecting resources from a what?

In the NYPD, Bratton made the performance of precinct commanders visible at the biweekly Compstat meetings. This is an example of what?

When framing the strategic challenge, Bratton broke down the goal of making New York safe into 'block by block, precinct by precinct, and borough by borough'. This tactic is known as:

To silence the 'devils' (the courts) who opposed his quality-of-life crime strategy, what was a key part of Bratton's approach?

What does Chapter 7 identify as the four key organizational hurdles to strategy execution?

What was the approximate percentage drop in murders in New York City in the two years following Bratton's implementation of his strategy?

The chapter argues that insisting on stretch goals and using numbers to make a case for change often creates what negative outcome in an organization?

The strategy of redirecting resources from 'cold spots' to 'hot spots' is designed to achieve what primary outcome?

In the context of the political hurdle, what is the recommended first step for a leader?

What key principle of fishbowl management did Bratton's team apply that made the intense performance reviews fair and effective?

What was the estimated time of Bratton's test run to compile detailed crime data, which he used to counter political opposition?

A leader who focuses on leveraging people, acts, and activities that exercise a disproportionate influence on performance is practicing what?

What is the primary risk of executing a blue ocean strategy that necessitates overcoming the four organizational hurdles?

Which of the following is NOT one of the three disproportionate influence factors for knocking over the political hurdle?