Tag: Problem-solving

How Great Companies Do Things Differently

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Health & Well-Being, Improve Academy, Leadership, Management, Personal Development, Workplace Learning
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Great companies don’t do what other companies are doing. They hire differently.

They train their people differently. They develop their people differently. They promote their people differently.

They treat their people as their people wish to be treated. Above all, they love their people.

According to Rania H. Anderson, ‘What business need now is men and women leading equally and working side by side to drive innovation, opportunity, and prosperity.’

‘Change doesn’t happen without the engagement of front-line leaders.’

‘A gender-diverse team is a competitive advantage. It may seem counterintuitive, but when you accelerate the success of women, you accelerate your own success.’

‘People everywhere are working hard to overcome their biases through intentional action and are succeeding in doing so. You can too.’

‘Change is especially hard when the status quo, our current environment, appears to be working positively for us.’

‘What’s the business case for keeping the status quo? Inequality is bad for business, and it’s bad for everyone.’

‘The most successful leaders … have the courage to take a chance on employees who may not be completely ‘ready’ for an assignment.’

‘The purpose of sponsorship is not to give advice, such as a mentor would, but to deliberately advocate that someone receive opportunities, promotions, and recognition.’

‘If you have authority or oversight for gender initiatives, ensure they are adequately funded, valued, and purified to make a real impact and not viewed as marginal or obligatory.’

‘When you work together with women, you will increase your success, drive economic growth, and improve society.’

Source:

Rania H. Anderson (2018). WE: Men and Women, And The Decisive Formula for Winning at Work

Ron Roberts On How To Be A Great Leader

by Bright Osadiaye, posted in Improve Academy, Innovation Management, Leadership, Management, Workplace Learning

To lead other people, you must first lead yourself. Because real leadership starts with you.

‘Great leaders humbly admit their flaws and dig them up as they would dig up weeds about to take root.’

‘Great leaders strive to become more conscious of what motivates and drives them and what determines how they relates to others.’

‘Great leaders work to remain conscious of the influence of the invisible unseen ego.’

‘To be a great leader, you must develop your ability to think in an Other-Centric manner which constantly balances your needs with those of others.’

‘Great leaders see things in an open, clear, nonjudgmental manner, looking carefully at many sides of a decision or argument- a prerequisite for making good decisions.’

‘When you judge others, you will always either lower other people’s value or elevate your own.’

‘To help defensive colleagues communicate better, get them to own projections of the way they think things should be and then to accept reality as it is.’

‘Great leaders are patient at the right time and prudently impatient in moderation when the need and timing are right.’

‘Great leaders achieve results by staying calm under pressure.’

‘Great leaders let things unfold naturally, and they leverage the power of patience to achieve sustained success.’

‘Only when leaders take steps to unlock the system that locks in much of the leaders’ behavior can the leaders themselves begin to change.’

‘Everyone wants to feel important. When you help others feel important, the unimportant stuff either dissipates or falls into perspective.’

‘Inaction by leaders leads to system breakdowns. Ongoing interaction and acceptance of reality lead to process improvement and flowing systems.’

‘How much resistance is there in your organization?’

Source:

Ron Roberts (2012). The Well-Balanced Leader: Interactive Learning Techniques to Help You Master The 9 Simple Behaviors of Outstanding Leadership