The New World of Work
People Leadership
People Leadership in organizations is now more important than ever. Workers have more options than ever to find the roles they want. If you want your organization to thrive, you must have People Leaders at every level of the Management Team.
Famed Leadership author, John Maxwell says that "Leadership is Influence. Nothing more, nothing less." In today's fast-paced, high stakes workplace, the human element often takes a back seat to increased productivity. Many business owners and top managers have invested in automation and other technology due to the complexity of human workers. This has led to large layoffs and shifts in production. However, where People Leaders exist and are empowered, there is an increased productivity that is not only short-term, but is more in line with the mission of the organization in the first place.
It is the role of People Leaders to be constantly improving and developing their skills in order to get the most out of their teams. When leaders take an interest in their team members as increasing valuable assets of the organization, those team members push the boundaries of productive possibilities and find solutions that lead to long-term success.
“The
leader’s job is to provide the people with the tools to get the job done. If
you are leading and nobody is following you, you are just taking a walk. We
need to lead people and manage things.”
