ICRAVE “Shoulder to Shoulder” Leadership

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The job of leadership is to inspire and motivate people, treating them as equals in trust and respect. 

  • Leaders must transform the mindset from “you versus me” to “us” working together.

It’s amazing observe people working together to improve business when the appropriate environment is established.

  • The spirit permeates throughout the organization and creates a unique pride of ownership. 
  • Empower your people and get out of the way!

For a manager to inspire employees to embrace change, they must facilitate the following: 

  • Awareness, Value in awareness, Thinking, Actions, Results

Employee involvement (EI) – the wonderful, engaging concept that empowers employees to tap into their full potential.

  • Build confidence, boost morale, develop leadership skills, and enhance bottom line by educating our teammates with EI principles.
  • Help teams identify their strengths using the SWOT analysis model, designing the strategic plan, and helping team’s charter as it relates to their work scope.
  • Make everything you do a win-win situation

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Re-source: Reorganize

change the way in which (something) is organized

Management’s inability to transfer responsibility to employees significantly decreases the effectiveness of teams.

  • Management should make the workers responsible for the success of the initiatives and strategies.

Change is hard for people if they don’t know where they’re going or why. 

  • Many companies share their organizational vision, but it has no emotional value to employees.

Define leadership as a commitment to the success of the people around you.

  • Leadership was the single most influential hindrance to extraordinary products and/or services!
  • Inspire others or create a vision

Even the best process designs do not go very far if you do not have the buy-in and engagement of the people who own the processes.

  • Offer an alternative that allows anyone to lead from where they are.

What kind of results can you expect?

  • People around you go above and beyond the call of duty.
  • People share the responsibility for the success of the organization.
  • People enjoy working together to generate and contribute creativity and innovations.
  • A sustainable competitive advantage is possible.
  • Organizational greatness is possible.

craving and resource from “The Rudolph Factor” by Cyndi Laurin and Craig Morningstar

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