The latest Gallup numbers tell us that engaging employees is a central fixture with organizations that consistently maximize their impact. Here is a true story of a company with high levels of employee engagement. I had finished a tour of a manufacturing company. They design and manufacture custom commercial and retail furniture. Their size prohibits…
Are leaders born or are they made? According to General Jim Mattis, legendary General of the US Marine Corps, they are taught. This according to his recent book, Call Sign Chaos, Learning to Lead
Elite organizations do not leave the critically important function of leadership up to the good will of a few. They intentionally design their system of leadership to give them the best opportunity of achieving their business objectives.
1999 David Marquet took command of the USS Santa Fe. The platform of his leadership was superior technical competency. Unfortunately, the Santa Fe was a ship for which he had no superior competency. Therefore, he was forced to design a new system of leadership. One that would engage the entire crew to be leaders.
Innovation is seldom a light bulb moment of genius. Usually, it is a collaborative process of sharing ideas.
How an innovating design to organizational leadership turned a failing elementary school to one of the highest performing schools and the only school to close the achievement gap within a district of 25,000 students.
Replacing shareholder capitalism with stakeholder capitalism will require new systems of leadership designed to implement new corporate values.
As I started doing the research for the book, Leveraging the Genetics of Leadership, I was looking for evidence of leadership systems. Which obviously meant I had to know what is a system of leadership? It also meant that I had to recognize a system of leadership if I saw one. However, I also wanted…
Too often lean is understood as a technique to improve processes. We ignore the other side of the Lean equation. The Lean Management System, which is a system of leadership. For example, I had been invited to facilitate a lean workshop with a large state agency. The division had been hammered during the recession with…
the US Military is widely recognized as the absolute best in developing leaders. In this post, I relate an interview with a 4-star general as he explained to me how the US Army trains and develops leaders.