Business Transformation: It starts with leadership
Our industry and the business landscape is changing- what will it take as an organization to keep up with this change? Every day, there is a drive to innovate our business processes, secure our data and provide enhanced analytics, all while arming our employees with secure access to their information. There’s pressure to do all of this faster and more efficiently.
This breakneck pace requires leaders to set a compelling vision as well as measures of success to inspire their organizations during these exciting yet challenging times. Being able to inspire, enable and communicate a clear and concise vision are essential attributes a transformative leader should have to gain support and compel others to action. I realize not all of us are born with these leadership attributes. Some people are natural born leaders with skills the rest of us have to work at to have. You've seen them before—the charismatic leaders who have a way of motivating those around them. They instill a feeling of importance, a feeling that we are all accountable and committed. If one of us fails, we all fail.
As we are celebrating Black History Month, a great example of a transformative leader always comes to mind; he is the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He essentially shifted an entire culture through a transformative leadership style to effectively motivate change.
In order to motivate change, there are several key factors to take into consideration including employing transparency in communications, being authentic and remaining grounded. Another key factor of a successful organization is an open and engaged workforce—accessible two-way communication between leadership and employees helps encourage engagement. A key factor is to be transparent about business results and regularly report on progress through employee town halls and coffee talks. And finally, demonstrating integrity in leadership is an important part of employee engagement. In my experience, when employees have visibility of their leaders working ethically and transparently, employees become more engaged and morale increases.
This post was done in support of an event hosted by Hewlett Packard Enterprise Black Employee Network in celebration of Black History month. The event featured a keynote on “Transformative Leadership” presented by Mr. Walter Harris, Chief Operating Officer, for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Pictured in photo from left to right: Brian Tippens, Chief Diversity Officer, Hewlett Packard Enterprise; Walter Harris, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Marilyn Crouther, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, US Public Sector; Todd Taylor, Vice President, Global Account Operations, and Jeff Henderson, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, US Public Sector Small Business Office.
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8yMarilyn, I couldn't agree with you more. Thank you for continuing to be the kind of leader that inspires others.
Thanks for your continued transformative leadership, Marilyn Crouther