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One of the keys to organizational success is having
each person in the organization buy-in to the purpose of the
group at such a level that it becomes their personal purpose.
When this happens, personal growth is fueled and the organization
becomes a powerful team of people committed to a common purpose,
producing breakthroughs in performance. Creating this type of
compelling commitment is the job of leadership.
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CUMULATIVE STOCK RETURN
ON $1 INVESTED
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This graph represents the findings of a recent study
of visionary companies compared to the general market.
Over a 64-year period, the return on one dollar invested
in visionary companies' stock was $6,356 compared to
$415 for the general market.¹ The visionary
companies outperformed the general market by a multiple
of more than 15 times.
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Leadership… The Missing Link
Producing organizational results is as much an art as a science.
The state of the art currently is focused on creating management
systems. We install computer programs, check up on people,
have complex operating systems… all designed to get
people to do things a certain way. Although effective management
systems are crucial to any successful venture, if they are
seen as being imposed, the result is compliance at best, tyranny
at worst. However, the same management systems, focused on
helping people achieve their
desired outcomes are seen as supportive. In order for management
systems to be effective, leadership must be present.
Leadership Defined
We define leadership as “generating a view of the future
in which others see their future”. Therefore, effective
leadership produces shared commitment to some future condition
that is of value. Those who see the value follow, those that
do not, don’t. In short, Leadership creates voluntary
followers.
The more compelling the commitment to the future; that is,
the more people engage at a level that is really meaningful
to them, the more power is generated. A leader who engages
people in a purpose that allows them to make a difference,
to contribute to the lives of others will generate more power
than one who engages people in a lesser commitment.
Effective Management
When leadership engenders this level of commitment from and
within people, they want to be held accountable for results.
Effective management then becomes
a necessary and natural support for the attainment of each
person’s commitment.
Once effective management is in place, people have made specific
promises to produce measurable results within a certain time
frame, if they are not achieving their promised results, they
seek coaching. The simple act of seeking, or
asking for input distinguishes coaching from uninvited advice.
A culture in which coaching is the norm fosters personal
growth.
Personal Mastery
An organization, by nature, is a group of people organized
to fulfill a common purpose. Therefore any effort to expand
an organization's ability to excel must focus on personal
growth for each individual. The key to personal growth is
personal mastery.
Personal mastery occurs when people are acting out behaviors
designed to achieve the future they are committed to rather
than acting from their comfort zone. We all have a comfort
zone, a set of behaviors that we have designed over the years
that has produced success; our habits, our skills and unconscious
competencies. Although this comfort zone behavior is the source
of our success, it also limits our ability to creatively design
new actions. People who are committed to a compelling future
continuously and consciously choose between their
commitment to that future and comfort.
Formula for Personal and Organization Success
When an organization consists of people striving to expand their
personal mastery, who see their personal vision being fulfilled
by working toward the purpose of the organization:
- Creativity, not resistance to change, is the norm.
- Innovation replaces stagnation.
- Formidable issues are resolved with ease.
- Teams form naturally across departmental boundaries.
- Fulfilling accomplishment is commonplace.
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We have now revealed the formula for personal and organizational
success:
Leadership 
Personal Growth
Performance Breakthroughs
Effective Leadership is the critical, and frequently missing,
link in the formula. At PMP we specialize in Leadership Development
Projects that make this conceptual formula a reality in our
client-partners organizations. Contact us to find out how.
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