Tomorrow is the day of Trick or Treats. Children will don costumes of various characters from heroes to villains. This is their opportunity to project one of their fantasies into the world. As leaders, it is important that we recognize this critical development activity for our children and future workforce. This creativity is necessary to build problem-solving skills. They explore the realities of what heroes or villains contribute or take away from society.
At JKL Associates, we engage our clients under the Promise Culture Model. It is a framework to build a successful, stable, sustainable, and profitable business upon. At its core are Purpose, Values, Principles, and the various relationships of all the parties to the organization. The framework or platform is the structure or foundation, but in order for it to flourish, the relationships – the people-to-people intersection MUST be rooted in trust. An organization can have a well-articulated purpose, vision, mission, and the like, but when the behaviors and actions of the people are contrary to those words, then trust fails.
We have all arrived in our roles in business through various channels. Some might have started the business from the ground up. Some might have purchased an existing business and now guide its future. Others might have been hired in and risen through the ranks to a level of leadership. Still others might have been part of a family’s business legacy and continued to nurture it forward. Regardless of your situation, we can all look back and recall moments in our business life where we thought a given plan of action was going to be fairly simple, yet turned out to be anything but simple. Business leadership is just that way.
Are your customer or employee engagement plans increasing loyalty or holding people hostage?
As leaders, we are regularly challenged to revisit the foundation of the business platform. Your organization might have a mission or vision statement, supplemented by principles and values that outline the desired way your organization operates. This foundation was crafted with great intent and expectations to be fully integrated into your day-to-day business decisions and actions. The question today is – Are you holding yourself accountable to the framework, and are you operating your business within the expectations of your purpose, values, principles, vision, and mission?
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