Today's Leadership Challenge: Do what we say, say what we do
Posted by: jhersey in MotivationHere is a really good one:
Sue (name changed to protect the innocent) is responsible for planning and managing the many employee meetings, particularly off-site meetings, for her large company. Recently, her “boss” told her she could not attend a meeting that was her responsibility for “cost cutting reasons”.
I thought she was joking!
Her job is to plan and run the meetings but she could not attend because the company wants to save money. She has a job to do but the “boss” won’t let her do it! I can’t help but wonder how the annual performance review conversation will go. When Sue leaves the company in favor of one that encourages her to actually do her job well I wonder what the “boss” will say then?
My guess is she/he will not much care. His/her commitment is to “get through” the next year or so rather than contributing to the company by allowing the developing leaders to actually lead.
Perhaps the “boss” could have said to Sue, “you know we have challenges during this economy. So, please use your best judgment on which of your meetings require your attendance and which do not.” How difficult would that be? The “boss” allows Sue to apply leadership thinking, Sue learns about making tough decisions and perhaps even delegating to others. Instead of wanting to leave, Sue gets inspired, engaged and involved while the company saves money by Sue not attending certain meetings.
How many “bosses” are just doing what they are told and loosing aspiring leaders in the process? Are there any companies out there that are actually developing leaders rather than just talking about it?
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