Leadership to Improve Businesses

Leadership is a critical component of creating a highly efficient, profitable and motivated business

environment.

Many leaders are highly educated in their industries and have a superior work ethic to possibly produce

high level results.

The key is taking the time to orchestrate a business environment to perform in a highly efficient manner

with motivated associates. This breaks down to (2) two simple entities “people and processes”.

Most businesses in our world, when an issue occurs, place an abundance of people and/or processes on

the problem creating a “crisis management” scenario.

The main goal is an analysis of the “root cause” of the issue. Proper restructuring of the

processes/procedures to ensure there is “accountability” and defined responsibility for any future issues

are required.

A highly prolific leader will first engage all the associates on a consistent basis with a positive,

professional, and supportive demeanor and most importantly respect and care for all team members.

A consistent engaging verbiage with open-ended inquiries to learn about the associates as well as their

responsibilities is very important.

It is also important for a leader to learn every task of his subordinates while actually performing their

duties for a short period of time. This will better acclimate their understanding of the processes and

procedures while gaining the respect from their subordinates.

Many managers and supervisors are promoted to positions either by seniority or attrition, so a “job

suitability” analysis is important.

A detailed review of each subordinate’s job responsibilities is needed to ensure the associate has the

“tools” as well as total understanding of his or her responsibilities and signoff on said documents.

A complete review is then performed on all processes and procedures to ensure that there is firm

accountability of all sequential tasks in the business process.

Leaders will then share the main company goals and performance metrics/expectations of all associates

in a positive & professional open forum.

It is very important these goals and expectations of both overall company and associates have been

carefully measured to ensure they are fair and can be attained by all associates.

The consistent communication of these” metrics and measures” of qualitative & quantitative nature will

produce a progressive level of improvement in the business.

It is important that all positive progress be shared in open forums in weekly or bi-monthly meetings.

The information can also be shared by posting bar graphs / documents/Information in a general area

(cafeteria/conference room - bulletin board) as well as sharing positive emails with subordinates (green

italics and positive words).

All deficiencies and issues are to be shared with subordinates in private “coaching” sessions and

documented for progressive accountability and corrective action.

The final piece of the puzzle is maximizing motivational levels of all associates which have already been

increased by above leader methodology.

The implementation of an “Employee of The Month” Program might recognize associates monthly with

either a monetary reward , a day off with pay or possibly their own parking space by employee door with

sign “ Employee of The Month”.

It is also highly recommended to create an “employee of the month” panel of already awarded

associates to vote and award future associates to secure integrity of the award.

A “Wall of Fame” can also be created to post each employee of the month in full view of associates

(main hallway – entrance area).

The author has proven success for past 30 years consistently utilizing the above methodologies and

strategies to produce consistent progressive improvements in efficiencies, profitability and morale of

various business operations.

Author – Tim Calie

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