September 12, 2012 – 9:02 pm
This article continues the discussion of how to create high, sustained levels of engagement by those that comprise an organization. Here, we discuss what true leadership is, the behaviors that comprise it, and how effective leadership is an essential, must-have, management Best Practice for a sustained, high-performance organization. Topics include:
• Research validation of leadership
• The 6 leadership attributes of high performance companies.
• How a leader leads
Summary: Engagement – the “power source” for Best Practices Leadership & engagement – one insight source Questions to test engagement Gallup research linking engagement & high performance. Action steps you can take The 4th Essential Factor on the Path to Best Practices is Leadership and Culture. However, to understand why leadership is needed in a […]
What IS a “Best Practice?” The most common definition is that these are the practices used by the most admired, most successful, or most profitable corporations. Another is that a given Best Practice is the “best way” that has been developed thus far to do something. There are various limitations with each of these and […]
Summary: Leadership – the foundation element Improvement is change engagement drives improvements Action steps you can take now Leadership – the Foundation Element This nebulous behavioral trait, “leadership” is receiving more attention lately than in the past, or so it seems. We were fortunate, in that we received some real education and training in the […]
August 18, 2010 – 11:03 am
The discussion of Semco SA, in his remarkable book, The Age of the Unthinkable, Joshua Cooper Ramo provides remarkable insights for those interested in the rapid performance improvements required by turnaround work. Semco SA is a truly amazing, break-all-the-rules turnaround. Set in Brazil, in the 1990s, when inflation was running 1,000% /year, in an economy where 1 in 4 companies went bankrupt, and the government had seized 80% of all cash, Semco made some remarkable changes and resumed profitable growth at a 40%/yr rate. We should all know about this one.
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