Productivity Diamond

The article deals with productivity in management and leadership through the presentation of the “70’s Research†and the innovative model that emerged in its trail: “Productivity Diamond.†During my work as a lecturer in leadership decision-making in various companies and organizations in Israel, and during the training and guidance of executives of different personality types and cultural origins and sectors, I developed the desire to investigate the area of productivity that leads to excellence. The research journey I embarked on (2017-2019) has the ultimate purpose to characterize productivity that leads to excellence through examining the perceptions and attitudes towards the subject of managers from different sectors and cultures. The research method used is qualitative and conducted through semi-structured narrative interviews that took place with 70 leading managers and commanders in their field. The second focus of the article deals with a model that was shaped as a result of the “Productivity Diamond†study. This model maps the burning challenges that emerged from the interview analysis and is in fact a key organizer for an entire applied method that is relevant to real assimilation of both a long-term productivity and a set of innovative tools and skills that help executives implement productivity leading to excellence - MPI. The research is entitled as the “70’s Research†in light of the number of participants in it and also because of its timing near Israel’s 70th Anniversary.