11/9 2011
Posted in: Books and articles, Leadership
I was watching late night television last night and stumbled across the Charlie Rose show and he was airing a rerun of his 2009 interview with Jim Collins, the author of “Good to Great”. As a great researcher of corporations and an individual who believes in the importance of strong leadership, the interview caught my eye. I was reminded of a few key points from Jim Collins as I watched the interview:
- Success is all about people. Jim Collins uses the statement that it is important to always “get the right people on the bus”. What a true statement! People are the key to everything in life and regardless of what kind of business we are in, we are all in the people business. Focus on the people and you will go far.
- Jim Collins also reminds us to have the courage to find out the facts about your company. Turn over the rocks and be honest what you see growing under there. The biggest enemy of greatness is arrogance to what your problems are.
There were of course, several other points that Jim Collins made, but these were the ones that stood out to me in the wee hours of the morning.
The second one is the one that I think leaders fall into the trap of the most. We all think that we are the best and we may also be afraid to admit what is not going well. If we admit that our part of the organization has problems, then that must mean that we are not doing a good enough job right? WRONG! It means that you are humble and honest enough to stand up and talk about what needs to be fixed. Now it is important to identify a plan to fix the issues. I have found that the first step is actually the hardest of the two- fixing the problems takes more time, but admitting you have challenges takes the most courage.
MOMENT OF REFLECTION
Do you have the courage to turn over the rocks and admit what is growing under there? Are you creating a safe environment for your employees to do the same thing?
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