Purpose, not platitudes: A personal challenge for top executives
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Purpose, not platitudes: A personal challenge for top executives
Leaders must get across the why as well as the what. Their people need more than milestones for motivation. They are thirsting for meaning, to understand how their goals relate to the mission
from Measure What Matters: How Google, Bono, and the Gates Foundation Rock the World with OKRs by John Doerr
sari and added
- One CEO we interviewed said it beautifully: “In my daily top team meetings, I ask, ‘Who is having challenges? Who are the people I should personally reach out to at any level in the organization?’” There is a call to action to have a finger on the pulse of the organization. How do employees feel? Where do connections need to happen? It requires a c... See more
from In conversation: The CEO moment
Kyle Steinike added
A company that lacks a purpose worthy of commitment fails to foster commitment. It forces people to lead fragmented lives that can never tap the passion, imagination, willingness to take risks, patience, persistence, and desire for meaning that are the cornerstones of long-term financial success.
from The Fifth Discipline: The Art & Practice of The Learning Organization by Peter M. Senge