Highlights Being a role model seems to be in every leadership course on the planet. However, when associated with leading transformation, it takes on a slightly different meaning. As Gandhi said, "you have to become the change you want to see in your organization." Quote from an employee concerning why they were not making the changes …
Monfort Institute Interview Videos
Collaborative Leader – Interview Video
Highlights If I had to pick one thing that was common among all of the CEOs that lead successful transformation in our recent study, it would be collaborative. Collaborative leadership was important because they were leading a functionally oriented organization to become a cross-functional system. There’s an old saying, "none of us are …
Systems Thinking – Interview Video
Highlights Another key characteristic of the CEOs in our research study is they were system thinkers. They saw the enterprise as a system of functions that worked together to create value for the stakeholders vs. a collection of pieces and parts. All the CEOs in our study had figured out that highly engaged enabled employees made much …
Creating Positive Tension – Interview Video
Highlights Creating tension in the organization is essential to getting the organization to move in any direction. Isaac Newton proposed that a body at rest tends to stay at rest and a body in motion tends to stay in motion. Inertia in organizations is the same way - organizations that are happy and satisfied with their current results …
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Personal Involvement – Interview Video
Highlights These CEOs were not what you would call "mahogany row" leaders - they did not sit in their offices and delegate via memos. These CEOs were very hands-on, yet they were not micro-managers - they were involved in the key aspects of setting the direction and following up, and making sure that people had they needed to do their work …
Personal Reflection and Learning – Interview Video
Highlights One of the things that struck us was just how reflective they were. They seemed to spend more time reflecting on their experiences, results, and making adjustments than other CEOs we have worked with. However, they didn't always enjoy the process. When they received the feedback report on their organization's assessment, some …
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