The Mighty STO – A TASK On Red Bull
THE Mighty *STO: Strategic Training Objective
The STO is a term to describe a chunk of work. And, it distinguishes work as a Unit that can be described and trained.
Training is TRANSFER!
You are transferring knowledge and expertise from one person to another
The transfer has to be done in segments
You could call them work tasks – BUT you miss some of the power of creating a systemized method for doing the work.
SOP – Standard Operating Procedure
• There’s nothing standard about Your business
Here is the difference… And STO is, A Task On Red Bull
What’s the difference between a “task” and an STO?
Definition of a Task: a definite piece of work assigned to or expected of a person. A piece of work to be done or undertaken.
STO/Strategic Training Objective: a task that has been scrutinized (examined and inspected closely) to, 1. ensure it serves and advances the vision, and 2. is accomplished in the most efficient manner.
Gimme an ‘S’ – Definition of Strategic: Carefully designed and planned to serve a particular purpose or advantage. Strategic also means, relating to the gaining of overall long term competitive advantage.
Strategic: Each one of our STO’s has been fine-tuned, tweaked, and innovated through many years of Trial and Error and then Trial and Success – “carefully designed and planned to serve a particular purpose or advantage.” Please respect the strategy and our “careful design.”
Gimme a ‘T’ – Definition of Training: The action and work of “teaching” another person a particular skill or body of knowledge.
Training: All effective training requires a trainer: someone who is very familiar with the skill or process being taught. The trainer uses the STO Form and teaches Step-by-Step according to the documented system. Telling is not Training! The act of telling someone about a task is not communicating all the details, steps, innovations and “strategic reasons why” we do something in the manner that we do it. That is why we train using our Systems Training Manuals and teach each STO step by step.
Gimme an ‘O’ – Definition of Objective: A specific result that a person or system aims to achieve within a time frame and with available resources.
Objective: A simple term for objectives is “a piece of work.” The objectives are the work tasks that must be completed on a recurring frequency to fulfill our vision. If we are doing a “one time” task it is not included in our training – only the objectives/tasks that occur with frequency (once a day, week, biweekly, etc.)
