tailieunhanh - REINVENTING STRATEGY Using Strategic Learning to Create and Sustain Breakthrough Performance part 10

và đã tăng trong tổ chức chủ yếu là do khả năng của mình để làm những điều công việc thường là lần đầu tiên. Những người như vậy thiết lập và đáp ứng các tiêu chuẩn cao cá nhân của thành công, họ xem xét thất bại một dấu hiệu của sự xấu hổ và làm mọi thứ có thể để tránh nó. | Two Real-Life Leadership Credos 241 ness as a leader. As Walter worked through the Lifeline Exercise we noticed lightbulbs switching on clearly some new level of self-awareness was emerging. He became much quieter and more pensive in class taking notes and reflecting on the discussion rather than making outbursts. The magic moment came one afternoon when Walter approached me with a surprising request. I wonder whether you d be good enough to serve as a mentor for me. I d like to hear what you think about me and get your ideas as to how I might improve my leadership effectiveness. Of course I was delighted to agree. Walter s self-revelations continued in the days that followed. Having seen and internalized a series of truths about himself and his life for the first time he defined a set of personal development objectives to transform his leadership style. Witnessing the change his colleagues who had been cool toward Walter at the start of program gradually came to embrace and even admire him. At the end of the fortnight the class selected him to present his Leadership Credo to the group and it was a moving experience for us all. After the program Walter continued to work without letup on his personal improvement priorities. Six months later the same group reconvened for a follow-up module to brush up on their leadership skills. On the first day Walter sought me out. He shook my hand warmly and said I m so looking forward to this. I can t tell you what a change this program has made in my life. And throughout the session he was a star and a role model for the entire group. Walter s story demonstrates more powerfully than anything I could say how effective a tool the leadership development cycle can be. Two Real-Life Leadership Credos As a member of the board of directors of Ocean Spray I have had an opportunity to watch the company s new CEO in action. Rob Hawthorne joined Ocean Spray in early 2000 after an impressive career with General Mills and the Pillsbury .