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Bringing Leadership Science to OD and HR Did you ever notice that most organizations attempt to fix individual employee performance through group training? Rather than addressing systemic issues that affect performance, compensation, morale, and compliance, companies schedule more classes. Soft skills training is great (we’re in that business!), but it helps only under certain circumstances, with certain people, at certain times. At the end of the day, engagement has hit an all time low of 21%. Employees are mismatched to their talents. Teams are led by managers who cannot provide effective leadership. The unseen costs of low productivity continue to grow, especially as companies frantically convene meeting after meeting to “address” these problems. Companies change little and remain structured in ways that constrict the free flow of information and leadership both vertically and horizontally. Is it folly to imagine that corporate work has the potential to be a noble, highly-gratifying experience for employees? We don’t think so, but it won’t happen without systems-level solutions. To that end, we have a time-tested, science-based leadership model to share with HR and OD professionals. Its genesis is a brilliant thinker who died in 2003 after a phenomenal career.
It’s all the same guy. Brilliant, controversial Elliott Jaques. Although ignored by many academics, his ideas are widely used by consultancies and organizations across the world. He is a hero to many.
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