Leadership/Management

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Virksomheder jagter ledere, men der er mangel på kvalificerede emner. Ledernes Hovedorganisation foreslår green card-ordning for udlændinge til nøglefunktioner.

Det går så godt for dansk erhvervsliv, at mange virksomheder jagter nye lederemner. Hver femte virksomhed venter at skulle ansætte flere i årets sidste seks måneder, viser en undersøgelse fra Ledernes Hovedorganisation.

– Vi risikerer at stå over for en enorm mangel på dygtige ledere de kommende år. Regeringen går efter at gøre Danmark til verdens mest konkurrencedygtige samfund i 2015. Men skal det lykkes, skal alle gode kræfter sættes ind på, at der er nok talenter at rekruttere kommende ledere fra, siger Svend Askær. Han foreslår, at der satses på udlændinge i nøglefunktioner via en green card-ordning. Samtidig bør flere kvinder og nydanskere ind i lederfunktioner.

Boersen on Line

Kommentar: Men virksomheds drift ligner efter min mening fodbold – forstået på den måde at det drejer sig ikke så meget om at rekruterer tallenter som at avle tallenter. Vi skal starte fra bunden. Udvikle dygtige medarbejder der kan blive dygtige ‘supervisors’ der igen bliver dygtige mellemledere osv. Det kræver en langsigted indsats – så det gælder om at få begyndt snart!

Most towns have at least one “flashpoint” business–a place that’s famous for its turbo-charged workers and lines of eager customers. These are the local hot spots that are “always jumping,” places in which employee motivation and customer satisfaction fuel each other in a flashpoint of contagious enthusiasm.
But flashpoint businesses don’t just happen by lucky accident. They have to be made to happen. If there aren’t many such businesses, it can only be because so few owners and managers understand the simple four-step process for creating a flashpoint culture in their own workplaces.

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What it’s all about in 80 words:

Wildly altered context (technology, China-India, global terrorism, etc.)
Only answer: Adaptive skills and bold-breathtaking innovation (top-line focus rather
than cost-cutting focus)
Race way, way up the value-added curve (implemented “game-altering solutions”
rather than “services,” “experiences” rather than “transactions,” and more)
Radical (!!!) use of IS-IT
A “Roster” of Weird & Wondrous & Entrepreneurial “Talent” engaged in
“Wow Projects”
“Metabolic Leadership” (Passionate Leaders who instill a Discipline of Execution,
a Quick Tempo Culture and an appetite to “Eat Radical Change for Breakfast”)

Tom Peters

Our captain was a natural, though. He not only nipped a potential passenger riot in the bud, he also won over a tough crowd with his candor and charm. As unlucky as we felt to be on a thrice-delayed flight, we felt fortunate to have flown with him.

Fast Company

Despite the ongoing success of Martin Sprocks Raving Brands, the company head shares a cubicle with three other people, flies coach, and stays two to a room on the road. He might be the company’s chief, but for Sprock it is all about teamwork.

[Read more…] about Keep it lean: The QSR Interview with Raving Brands, Martin Sprock

Organizations are like automobiles. They don’t run themselves, except downhill.
Leadership now, requires very different behavior from the leadership tradition we are used to. It requires leaders who speak to the collective imagination of their people, co-opting them to join in the business journey; leaders who are able to motivate people to full commitment and have them make that extra effort. It’s all about human behavior. It’s about understanding the way people and organizations behave, about creating relationships, about building commitment, and about adapting your behavior to lead in a creative and motivating way.

So, ask yourself what you’re doing about the leadership factor. How do you execute your own leadership style?

“Your business can have all the advantages in the world; strong financial resources, enviable market position, and state-of-the-art technology, but if leadership fails, all of these advantages melt away.” – Manfred Kets de Vries

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Continuous learning drives everyone to find a better way, every day. It?s not an expense, it?s an investment in continuous renewal.  – Jack Welch , former CEO GE

Continuous learning drives everyone to find a better way, every day. It?s not an expense, it?s an investment in continuous renewal.  – Jack Welch , former CEO GE