The document summarizes the findings of a study by Hay Group on the best companies for leadership. Some key findings include:
1) The top companies focus on both operational excellence and driving innovation, with senior leaders encouraging risk-taking to support growth while also ensuring core businesses run smoothly.
2) These companies provide extensive leadership development programs and opportunities for middle managers to help enable future leaders.
3) Senior leadership plays a critical role in setting organizational values, communicating the need for change, and bridging the gap between operational excellence and innovation.
19. In order to
survive, organizations
need to continually
transform themselves –
while still maintaining
excellence in their current
business –
20. In order to
survive, organizations
need to continually
transform themselves –
while still maintaining
excellence in their current
business – they need to
be ambidextrous
33. We need people who are
adept to thinking through
complex scenarios, and a
ere able to handle
ambiguity and complexity
EVP CHRO McDonald’s
34. Leaders are expected to
both build the business
and people within the
organisation – it is the
greatest part of our
performance evaluation
CHRO Procter & Gamble