Yes. R.O.D.

No, not the Railway Operating Division.

No, not the Ring of Death, a common malfunction on the Xbox 360

No, not the Record of Decision, or Read or Die, a Japanese anime.

No, not even ResultsonDemand, a learning management tool

No, R.O.D… The Return on Dreams

Yes, there is a Return on Dreams, a way to show the value of dreaming in “business terms” for those senior leaders that need that kind of verification.

Now I do have to be the first to admit that the whole discussion on the return on “dreaming” is a little bit of a struggle for me, I feel strongly that some things go beyond an ROI discussion, like the “ROI of ethics” or the “ROI of training”.

But this isn’t about me. So…

DREAMS

D stands for Development:  the act or process of developing; growth; progress:, a significant consequence or event:, the work of digging openings, as tunnels, raises, and winches, to give access to new workings, and of erecting necessary structures (mining).   The Dream Manager process (helping individuals determine the target dreams they want to accomplish and then creating a process so they can reach those goals) is an incredible opportunity to help people grow their business and personal lives.  The process improves Strategic Thinking, Curiosity, Critical Decision-Making,  Prioritization and Seeing the “Big Picture”… all skills that can be used in the business environment as well.

R stands for Relationship Building – The most critical relationship an employee has in their organization is with their direct supervisor.  The Dream Manager process helps these relationships, especially with their direct supervisor.  According to the last Employee Hold’em National Benchmark, when employees feel positively about their supervisor:  they are 3X more likely to be Fully Engaged and 2½ X more likely to stay, even if offered slightly more to go somewhere else than employees who feel negatively about their supervisor.

E stands for Entrepreneurial Behavior – thinking creatively about new business processes, products, services, and solutions.  That’s one of the things that dreaming does, it encourages the dream-catcher to think creatively about their hopes and dreams.

So, that leaves two more for Monday.

I’d like to wish everyone a wonderful holiday weekend.  Take the opportunity to start writing down your dreams!

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