Taking Six Sigma Higher: Leadership Leader
Posted by: meikah | 29 April 2008 | 8:34 pm
At ManageSmarter Training Soapbox, I found LeadershipSigma. It says there that the new enterprise imperative is leadership quality from bottom to top. This kind of leadership style engages everybody to participate in the goings-on of the company. I agree! The people in the floorshop or in the frontline are the best ones to assess the organization. They are the direct contact of co-employees and customers.
This is not to say however that anyone in the organization can make decisions and carry them out himself. A leadership from top to bottom still recognizes the organizational structure but taking into consideration the observations, suggestions, recommendations of everyone in the company. There is open consultation and transparent movements.
That is the LeadershipSigma mindset. Taking into account the concepts and tools of Six Sigma and Lean, the LeadershipSigma mindset:
…encourages leadership capability and a leadership culture throughout the organization.
This means leadership no longer can be the private preserve of top executives once they have advanced significantly in their career. Nor is it sufficient to reactively develop business leaders by simply mapping their growth and development to a formalized competency framework. The dynamic complexity of the 21st century demands a proactive process that builds leadership talent everywhere and all the time. Cultivating a whole-firm leadership mind-set energizes the workplace; increases employee engagement; and enables the organization to flex, adapt, and innovate in the global marketplace.
What is your leadership style? Are you:
- Relationship Builder - Leaders build strong relationships with peers, colleagues, leaders, and associates internal and external to the enterprise.
- Communicator - Leaders influence and persuade by employing all communication means and media with presence, skill, and confidence.
- Innovator - Leaders challenge the status quo and create new opportunities for individual, team, and enterprise performance and results.
- Global Citizen - Leaders operate in seamless, borderless execution, working effectively with diverse colleagues and multiple cultures.
- Mentor/Coach - Leaders are dedicated to building the next generation of talent, making themselves redundant by ensuring and securing the leadership pipeline.
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