Learn from a CEO who is passionate about leadership, servant leadership. The reality today is in many organizations somewhere near 70-80% of employees would leave their current job if they could go somewhere where there is better leadership. The problem is most don't believe that there is somewhere better to go. Leaders are simply people who manage themselves well. Everybody is a leader. Not all leaders need to have followers.
Outstanding episode on Leadership.
Have you ever thought about contacting an author after reading a book? Imagine doing this back before there was an internet! The book was Quality is Free and it changed his life. https://www.amazon.com/Quality-Free-Art-Making-Certain/dp/0451625854
He learned such things as "Grow where you are planted. Do something to grow your circumstances and make an impact where you are."
The story about improving quality in the company for which Tony worked, is a great example of driving change.
Rosa Parks-Was she a leader? Who was with her on the bus? Who was she in charge of?
Most definitions of leadership vary based on the type of organization one is in. Fundamentally, leadership is having the ability to make decisions for oneself.
When you hear a CEO say that our employees are our best assets, what comes to your mind? Employees are people. Assets are owned. People are not owned.
When a CEO truly wants to help with the personal repsonsibility culture, they get involved in the hiring process and determine early on if people are able to buy into the culture that everyone is a leader.
How does one measure themselves as a leader? Are you living your values? Are you functioning with integrity?
Performance Model: Performance Production and Behavior
How are they treating others?
Many will look at sales and justify the poorly behaving employee as acceptable as long as they are producing numbers.
A great servant leader is one who has their own life together, that is managing themselves well, they can in turn serve others.
Lessons learned starting at a young age while working in a restaurant.
What makes people miserable on the job? Typically its their supervisor that makes someone want to leave. Value statements may not match up wth the way people really treat each other.
Give candidates the opportunity to explain who they are as a person with a cultural interview.
Such a fantastic, loaded with value conversation. Enjoy. To find out more about Tony he can be found on Linkedin here:https://www.linkedin.com/in/anthony-diekemper-b9b8411/
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