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Time
Telling vs. Clock Building*
 In business,
time telling is
providing a product or service in response to the market or the
community. Time telling focuses on the end product or service with
little attention given to the structure and longevity of the overall
organization. Leaders of time telling organizations measure success by
current standards and consider strategic planning and long term analysis
too expensive or too time consuming.
Clock
building, on the other
hand, focuses on building and developing an organization beyond current
statistics. In clock building, the organization’s long-term strength
and success are more important than current profit margins or service
numbers. Leaders of these visionary companies know that success is
synonymous with a stable, thriving organization. Leaders who are
focused on clock building, rather than time telling, continually check the
pulse of the organization and the market so they are prepared to
successfully navigate the shallow waters of a global market.
Sharper Solutions is a Management Consulting firm helping to transform “time telling” companies into “clock building” organizations that are designed to achieve and sustain exponential growth within their industry.
*Time
Telling vs. Clock Building analogy adapted from the best-selling book Built to Last by Jim Collins and Jerry I. Porras.
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