A New Leadership Model
Since time began leaders have always wanted and needed more support. On the ides of March, Julius Caesar’s last thought was that he should have built a better leadership team (and insisted on loyalty as an intrinsic value). The question is; how do you build such a team?
Most companies (particularly privately held firms) are currently in either an entrepreneurial model (all roads lead to one person) or in a hierarchal model (sort of a pyramid scheme) where there are various layers of managers between the base of workers and the head of the firm. But there is another concept that I believe is superior to either than these.
What is the concept?
A customer centric model (a circle centered around the customer) where your role as the leader is to find, focus and support your team of inside/outside leader/managers and give them clearly defined roles and outcomes. It is a significant paradigm shift that, when practiced, most likely will change your existing beliefs including the way you hold yourself and perform in your role.
Why do this?
Because you can immediately create exceptional leadership/managerial and technical support that will save you time (especially if you are in an entrepreneurial model now) and create a structure for sustained growth.
How to do this?
You must start by embracing the following beliefs:
- Hold people as leaders/managers. Expect them to act as a high performance leadership team.
- Don’t differentiate between inside/outside leaders. In this day and age your team must include both. Don’t fall into the trap that all your leaders must be employees.
- Understand your role is to find, focus and support this high performance leadership team.
Like the ideas but need more information? Call or email to discuss just how this model can save you time and create more support.