Q. I have heard that a company’s most important asset is its people. Is this true? A. It’s not true, although many companies promote this myth. Q. If a company’s most important asset is not its people, then it could be one of many things. Is it the company’s products and services, brand, shareholders, profit, intellectual property, innovativeness, quality, clients, organizational maturity or marketing? A. No, none of the above. Its leaders… its leadership. Everything you mentioned is clearly important. But nothing is as important as leadership. For example, if you have a company made up of mediocre leaders, but it has the best employees, it will still be a mediocre force in its industry. However, if your company is led by the best leaders, but it has mediocre employees, it will be a formidable force in its industry. And those mediocre employees? They will become the best because they will rise to the expectations of their leadership. Again, it’s all about leadership. If you are reading this, then you are likely in a position of leadership. You have a great duty to lead well. How many agree on this?
Posted on: Sat, 24 Aug 2013 07:13:05 +0000