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Casual Articles - Tales from the Corporate Frontlines: The Role of Character in Leadership
Accountability – much talked about and little practiced. If your corporate culture doesn’t have a few key behaviors, the discipline of accountability will remain elusive in your organization. These behaviors fall into two basic cultural mandates.The mandates?* Support honesty and respect more than fear.* Value questions as much as answers.First, honesty and respect. If your culture supports this mandate, you’ll see the behaviors listed below in your team.Team members:<
So, what, I wondered, was the difference between my current company and the one I worked for five years ago? The employee satisfaction survey results reminded me of the scenario back then, only at that time, the results were the exact opposite. Employees
The main objective is to create an ROI calculator that helps the sales professionals in your company sell a lot more of your product or service. The ROI calculator will only be valuable to your sales professionals if it is deemed meaningful by prospective customers. These prospective customers must be able to quickly specify and change variables that are important to them. The best way to accomplish this is to use several dynamic sliders to change variables that should be measured, such as:- Number o
This short story, The Role of Character in Leadership, is part of AlphaMeasure's compilation, Tales From the Corporate Frontlines. It illustrates the importance of having a senior management team that has the character to abandon unsuccessful strategies, admit failure, and move on.
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The Role of Character in Leadership
After a recent meeting with the Senior Management team at my company, I had the chance to consider an issue that I feel is crucial to the successful operation of every organization. We had just completed an employee satisfaction survey, and the results had come in. Our employees have an overwhelmingly positive view of the direction in which we, the top-level management team, are taking the company.
So, what, I wondered, was the difference between my current company and the one I worked for five years ago? The employee satisfaction survey results reminded me of the scenario back then, only at that time, the results were the exact opposite. Employees
Everyday more training software developers and vendors join the world of IT providers, companies and individuals who usually fall into two categories: those who develop applications, and those who provide learning solutions.Because of the need for IT professionals, there is an uncontrolled growth of vendors, which goal is to provide the right quality computer based training. NETg, Learnkey, CBT nuggets, Career Academy, CBT Direct and CBT systems are just a few of those names you probably have heard as
This short story, The Role of Character in Leadership, is part of AlphaMeasure's compilation, Tales From the Corporate Frontlines. It illustrates the importance of having a senior management team that has the character to abandon unsuccessful strategies, admit failure, and move on.
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The Role of Character in Leadership
After a recent meeting with the Senior Management team at my company, I had the chance to consider an issue that I feel is crucial to the successful operation of every organization. We had just completed an employee satisfaction survey, and the results had come in. Our employees have an overwhelmingly positive view of the direction in which we, the top-level management team, are taking the company.
So, what, I wondered, was the difference between my current company and the one I worked for five years ago? The employee satisfaction survey results reminded me of the scenario back then, only at that time, the results were the exact opposite. Employees
We have seen the headlines in every country from time to time. If something is not done about "A" then the country will suffer the bad consequences "B". We see and hear a strident call from government to get behind a display of leadership to take a little pain so to get a lot of gain in a few years.We have all also probably experienced it at some time in organisations we work for; the call to arms that tells us of an impending doom if we do not change our ways. And yet, nine times out of ten, it seems
This short story, The Role of Character in Leadership, is part of AlphaMeasure's compilation, Tales From the Corporate Frontlines. It illustrates the importance of having a senior management team that has the character to abandon unsuccessful strategies, admit failure, and move on.
Anonymous Submission
The Role of Character in Leadership
After a recent meeting with the Senior Management team at my company, I had the chance to consider an issue that I feel is crucial to the successful operation of every organization. We had just completed an employee satisfaction survey, and the results had come in. Our employees have an overwhelmingly positive view of the direction in which we, the top-level management team, are taking the company.
So, what, I wondered, was the difference between my current company and the one I worked for five years ago? The employee satisfaction survey results reminded me of the scenario back then, only at that time, the results were the exact opposite. Employees
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After a recent meeting with the Senior Management team at my company, I had the chance to consider an issue that I feel is crucial to the successful operation of every organization. We had just completed an employee satisfaction survey, and the results had come in. Our employees have an overwhelmingly positive view of the direction in which we, the top-level management team, are taking the company.
So, what, I wondered, was the difference between my current company and the one I worked for five years ago? The employee satisfaction survey results reminded me of the scenario back then, only at that time, the results were the exact opposite. Employees
Recent research in business management demonstrates the over riding importance of positive work relationships in building a profitable company. Business schools which have historically focused on the task dimensions of leadership are beginning to get the message and are putting more emphasis on building interpersonal skills in future managers. This approach is coming to be known as "relationship-leadership."The relationship-leadership approach to managing people differs from traditional management pr
So, what, I wondered, was the difference between my current company and the one I worked for five years ago? The employee satisfaction survey results reminded me of the scenario back then, only at that time, the results were the exact opposite. Employees were united in disapproval of their top-level management team.
I am a new member of senior management, so I was interested in understanding the reasons for the differing results - hoping to avoid repeating that unhappy scenario.
What does my current management team do differently? After some introspection, I believe I found the answer.
At my former company, I was a marketing manager. Senior management had devised an idea for an ad campaign that had been passed down from management personnel at our new parent company. Full-scale meetings were held, and we were instructed to create this campaign and make it work.
The idea presented a multitude of problems, but the team soldiered on. We did the best we could, all the while expressing our reservations as to how effective the finished campaign would be. Senior management completely ignored our concerns.
The campaign was a huge flop, to put it mildly. We were directed to keep trying to fix it by adjusting certain elements and eliminating others. Once again, we resisted, to no avail. The campaign died a slow, lengthy, and very painful death.
Then the blame game began. Everyone from mid level managers to call center reps was blamed for the failure. Bitterness over the episode found its way into policy changes, annual reviews and salary increases.
No wonder the employees registered their disapproval of t
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