Having superstar talent and most importantly, keeping them, comes from very strong and transparent leadership. Leaders that take charge in a manner that develops the capabilities of employees by investing in them, nurturing their careers, and caring about them champion the most successful companies.
Organizational development does not happen by accident – quite the contrary. Without it there will be a culture that was created out of happenstance, personal feelings and most likely, untruths. Have a clear cut mission and core foundation and culture of “how we do things here”. Stay true to your values, but be ever flexible with business strategies to adapt to changes in your industry. Whether you are a small business or a corporate giant these principles still apply.
Gary Field and his team are honored to consult with you about your company. In addition to their more “plain vanilla” accounting services, they will also guide you with these leadership principles:
– Always practice what you preach. Go above and beyond of what you ask of your employees. That way you will be looked to as a role model for your team.
– Don’t take yourself too seriously. Admit mistakes and share readily that you made them. Saving face by slipping mistakes under the rug literally does not “save” anything. Some of the most powerful leaders acquire followers after hearing them admit mistakes, make a joke about it and then share what they have learned.
– Never stop learning and never stop promoting learning.
– Create systems that can be coached, trained and sustained. Map out clear cut goals and extend advice on how to meet them. Consistently track goals- what is not measured can’t be improved. Human behavior consistently shows that we need to understand why what we do is important.
– Develop clear cut communications, who does what, who they answer to and what everyone should be accountable for.
– Say thank you, thank you, thank you- it is free and powerful!
– Always take the high road and expect the same from your team. Do not settle for less than your values.
Leaders are visionaries with a poorly developed sense of fear and no concept of the odds against them. They make the impossible happen.
— Dr. Robert Jarvik
