“Be Different” for Increased Performance, Productivity, and Profitability
I’m asked regularly by companies to help them find ways to increase their individual and organizational performance, productivity, and profitability. In these situations, two old adages come to mind: “Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.” “If all you ever do is all you’ve ever done, then all you’ll ever […]
Read MoreLeader-as-Performer: Lead the Way to Maximum Success
In a recent post, I introduced you to The 5 Things Great Leaders Do Very Well, in which I described the five essential roles that leaders must fulfill to be successful:
1. Leader as person
2. Leader as performer
3. Leader as team builder
4. Leader as decision maker
5. Leader as change agent
In the follow-up post, I explored Leader as Person in which I argue that who you are is how you lead.
In this post, I will examine your role as Leader as Performer and how this focus ensures that you and your team have the necessary tools to maximize your performances and, as a result, your successes.
Performance is so vital because it is the foundation for two higher-order goals of individual and organizational success in the business world: productivity and profitability. The only way to maximize these two is to maximize performance.
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