A number of thoughtful people have said many times, in a variety of ways, and it deserves repeating here: “People never connect and commit to an organization’s mission and vision until they first connect and commit to its leaders. Influential leaders by their very behaviour create connection, not “buy-in.” There are four vital strengths that ensure an Influential Leader’s success:
1. the drive to achieve results,
2. the ability to take initiative and accept personal responsibility,
3. cultivating collaboration and team building, and finally,
4. the ability to connect with people continually.
Organizations do not do things, people do. And, people do things better when they are connected emotionally and neuro-chemically to their leaders. Consequently, they then engage, commit, and connect with their work, driving the performance of the organization to higher levels.
Take note that of these four vital strengths, none of them is technical in nature. They are all behaviour-oriented performance competencies. That means any person can learn them, apply them, continually adjust them, and ultimately succeed with them.
The Conference Board, Inc. is a globally recognized non-profit business membership and research group organization. “Creating and maintaining an effective culture of commitment and engagement takes effort from leaders who work closely with employees, and that’s too often being neglected.” This was a statement included in one of The Conference Board’s 2015 studies, in which they reported that only 51 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with their boss. That’s down considerably from where it was three decades ago.
If you do not think that leader behaviour is the most important predictor to organizational performance, you better start thinking again.
Catherine is the President and CEO of CORPORATE HARMONY, providing virtual solutions for leadership development and organizational culture change. Her leadership and coaching experience as a Project Manager in an ever-changing, fast moving technological organization with unrelenting demands drove her to the realization that a positive mindset and strength-building behaviors are essential for today’s complex and chaotic organizational systems. CORPORATE HARMONY’s virtual platform of programs, coaching and performance measurement, is an innovative online technology of tested proprietary content. The world-class content of CORPORATE HARMONY’s Positive Presence Program develops the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and the necessary ‘Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies’ for maintaining a positive and energized mindset and increased performance in today’s complex work environment, and leading to a culture of collaboration and connection. Catherine’s vision for Corporate Harmony is to bring the skill of “Positive Presence” to the corporate world as it becomes more complex, ambiguous and chaotic. Catherine is uniquely positioned to impact organizations’ productivity and long term success, with her powerful vision of eliminating bad stress from every workplace around the globe, bringing purpose into the people equation to promote healthy, productive and meaningful work cultures and turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale. Catherine is author of the book: “CORPORATE HARMONY – The Performance Link for Today’s Modern Organization” Catherine can be reached at: Catherine.Osborne@corporateharmony.ca or go to ‘contact us’ on our website www.corporateharmony.ca. Catherine is available for consultation, and can be reached by 519-695-3407.