High Performance Leadership Behaviours

Many things are often cited as the reasons companies succeed. The leadership behaviours valued by the corporation have often been identified as one of the key factors .The Hay Group carried out a survey to identify the most admired companies in each industry in America and to discover the behaviours that differentiated them from the others. Here is a summary of the percentage in each group that agreed with key statements. The second percentage shown is for peer companies.[Peers are other companies in the same industry who don’t feature as most admired]


Behaviour
Performance measures are directly tied to our business strategy 92% 79%
We have translated our strategy into clear plans with accountabilities 84% 74%
Roles and responsibilities are sufficiently clear that people know
where to go for the information and support they need
to do their jobs effectively 81% 74%
Leaders surround themselves with people who will challenge
them on their thinking 81% 60%
Decision-making accountabilities and processes are well defined 79% 64%
Leaders devote a significant amount of time to hiring and
developing talent 67% 48%

REFLECTION

• If you asked the same questions of your organisation -what would the percentage agreement be?
• As a leader, who have you proactively surrounded yourself with who will challenge you on your thinking? AND if they do, what is your reaction?
• Are your decision making processes clearly defined, deveolved to the most appropriate level and are the decision makers supported?
• Look at the last month - what percentage of your time was proactively spent on either hiring the best talent or developing the talent you have in your people?

CHALLENGE

Choose one of these behaviours that you personally can influence or change, and write in your diary a concrete action you will take to actively demonstrate it.

Share this commitment with a colleague and ask them to check in with you each week on your progress.