Windows and Mirrors
I love the analogy presented in Good to Great about using windows and mirrors. (By the way, Jim Collins has a great website.) Often times, organizations are quite adept at using a mirror to asses their own strengths and weaknesses. And, for sure, we should all take time to look out the window at organizations around us to evaluate their strengths and weaknesses.
Perhaps a good extension of the mirror is a rear-view mirror. I like this quick review from Supply Chain Digest: http://www.scdigest.com/assets/On_Target/09-01-15-4.php?cid=2161.
