Those at the helm of any company can sometimes by default dissociate themselves from some individuals within their organization. However, each person has a key role to play towards the well-being of any company. When one is further down the pecking order in an organization, one naturally looks up to the senior leader to offer insight into the particulars of any situations. Thus, it is imperative that top brass management behaves accordingly in order to inspire and motivate.
Taking responsibility lightly may backfire in the long run, and at times leads to the emergence of consequences that are far reaching in nature. At times, much more than what anyone bargained for.
Importance of structure
Ideally, organizations should formulate themselves into cohesive houses that are streamlined to achieve a common set of objectives. At times, organizations slumber in how things are run and eventually, moral decadence is presented as the best way to go.
The News Daily has on numerous occasions highlighted the essence of pooling resources together in unison. Here are a couple of things that organizations looking to harness the power of their establishments can avoid doing.
Scattered Agenda
An organization that is in sync with its responsibilities should ideally read from the same script. However, disorganization caused by lack of harmony between the top leaders can lead to a nightmare at any firm.
Meetings are typically considered important in forging the way forward in any establishment. Thus, businesses should avoid sending out memos about meetings just a couple of days beforehand. Instead, a well-elaborated chart should be formulated on the areas that the firm should look into, at least a week before everything kicks off.
That way, everyone can get their act together and speak out in unison. Statistics show that in a well-planned setting, 93% of leaders prioritize the most important issues while 96% choose to focus on the right issues. Retrospectively, in poorly coordinated settings, only 62% prioritize well while 53% focus on the pertinent issues.
Rivalries
Competition is always healthy in order to breed the next generation of leaders that every firm deserves to have. Importantly, even the existing people occupying leadership positions in every organization have to distinguish themselves from the rest of the flock.
As with all situations, everything should be done in moderation. Excessive competition can have its drawbacks if left unchecked. When numerous individuals at the workplace start competing for the same resources to achieve status and influence, then it can have detrimental effects on the company. In the end, the group of individuals can make a company capsize once they focus on getting to positions of power occupied by their bosses.
Leaders should cautiously reward competitive individuals by always reminding individuals who don’t stand out that sustainability is much more important than any one individual. Employee recognition is important. However, a balance is also vital. Once the toxicity from unhealthy competition seeps in, trust is eroded. Thus, rampant information hoarding and blame games emerge.
To curb this menace, leaders need to operate with a unified voice. Shared goals translate to shared accountability. Instead of creating competition in-house, it’s best to reserve such energies for external competition.