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In this book, I will describe 10 Simple leadership facts, that when taken together, arguably lead to sustainable organizational effectiveness. They are axiomatic. They are what it takes to create and sustain organizations where people not only perform up to their capabilities, but show up when we need them most, in times of change. I have presented these simple leadership facts dozens of times to leaders, managers and students who nod their heads in real understanding and agreement … and, who also wonder out loud whether they are able to lead and manage in ways consistent with the principals they reflect. Simple does not mean easy.
For some, years of mental habits will make this mindset feel unnatural and uncomfortable. For others, prior success in older ways of thinking will make acceptance of some of these simple leadership facts challenging. Still other readers will be excited to see a path to goals that they care about for their business. Don’t let prior mental habit and prior approaches get in the way of seeing this possibility. Allow yourself to become excited about a new path that can produce the results you want most – a sustainably successful business that can weather and thrive in the turbulent times that all businesses face.
I suspect that some of you might believe it would be hard to implement these simple leadership facts in your business. In the company described above, these leaders spent decades dipped in a culture that made these truths hard to see and accept, and even harder to make come alive. They seemed too simple to be real; too simple to work. And yet we can find examples of organizations that live these Simple Leadership Facts every day … and who thrive.
The simple leadership facts work because of leaders who are Goal-centric at their core in their mind set, their heart-set, and their behavior. They work because of
Goal-centric leaders who infect others with this approach, and who help embed these truths into their culture. They work because the culture it produces is one where people are engaged and committed to serving each other, their customers and the business well. They work because it is a path to something that serves all stakeholders a place to serve and to be served, a place to be supported, to grow and be honored for contributions … and a place where everyone can prosper.
What form does this leadership take? It is leadership based on true respect for all people these leaders touch (employees, customers, stockholders, suppliers, distributors, etc.), built on a foundation of the simple leadership facts.
Too simple to be true; too simple to work.
Imagine what could result if your organization culture produced engagement, commitment and contribution from all of your people. Now imagine the consequences that would follow if you didn’t try to bring about this level of engagement, commitment and contribution to your business. Then ask, where are we now? What direction are we headed in and what does our scorecard look like? Are your people highly engaged, committed and contributing to your business’ success? Is there a gap … and does that gap have anything to do with failing to create the kind of culture that can create and sustain an effective organization?
Effective organizations do not just happen … they require leadership and sustained efforts at helping everyone in the organization (whether 100 people or
100,000 people) come to value and live these simple leadership facts. The outcome will be
an organization that can win today and tomorrow; one that doesn’t struggle with creating the next order of things – either inventing new ways of competing or quickly catching up with those that do.
Easy but difficult. Be patient with yourself as you start on the path toward becoming a Goal-centric leader. Be patient with others, as you attempt to enroll them in a value system, maybe the only value system that can promise sustainable organizational effectiveness.
It starts with you!