You probably knew them all the way back to grade school, you see them everyday in video conference calls (that is, if they show their face) are still dealing with them in your personal life, and are resigned to humoring them until the day you leave this life: The people who, while “book smart”, just don’t “get it.”
The great leaders of our time have had the ability to get a populace enthused about the future, but our great leaders have rarely come from the corporate world. It’s because emphasis hasn’t been placed on the development of strategic narratives until recently. On the flip side, statistics show those companies with strong narratives – Starbucks, Alcoa, Walmart – have the most engaged employees. The difference between a merely satisfied and a fully engaged employee? As it turns out, 100%. You can’t do much better than that.
The great leaders of our time have had the ability to get a populace enthused about the future, but our great leaders have rarely come from the corporate world. It’s because emphasis hasn’t been placed on the development of strategic narratives until recently. On the flip side, statistics show those companies with strong narratives – Starbucks, Alcoa, Walmart – have the most engaged employees. The difference between a merely satisfied and a fully engaged employee? As it turns out, 100%. You can’t do much better than that.
What is the most common thing heard by HR managers when someone leaves a company or retires during an exit interview? “I’ll miss the people the most.” Think about the jobs you’ve had over your life. Which ones left you saying that on your way out, and why? Odds are because you were having fun…
You got the promotion. Congratulations! Now, before you get big-headed, read further. If you are in a leadership role, you probably earned your stripes by working hard, making mistakes, taking risks and ultimately winning through perseverance. In your journey, you developed ways of working that work for you…at least until now. The problem is that…