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How a company can create the culture of leadership ? What kind of transformation is needed to make ordinary employees into leaders ?

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Question added by Mohammed Asim Nehal , M Asim Nehal & Co , Chartered Accountants
Date Posted: 2015/07/25
Emad Mohammed said abdalla
by Emad Mohammed said abdalla , ERP & IT Software, operation general manager . , AL DOHA Company

I fully agree with the answer been added by MR  Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh.......................thanks

Vinod Jetley
by Vinod Jetley , Assistant General Manager , State Bank of India

Give Ownership- Ownership plays a big role here. Believe and let employees own their role, make them accountable for the tasks in hand and see how they develop. Responsibility imposes the mind to think beyond the visible horizon. It enhances productivity since bringing the outcome is in the hands of the owner which necessarily mean it has to be the best. There is a theme which runs in RateGain, which is 'the theme of empowerment'.

Each employee here is empowered to take decisions in his own space, produce results by deep diving in his creativity box and team managers in turn support the decisions and help improvise if need be. As you know, company's growth is dependent on the intelligent application of human mind and thriving on this culture ensures that at every stage we have developed leaders who are ready to take the next role or any other significant role when resources at the top move out of our company.

Role Rotation- Role rotation or switch is another feature in transforming employees into leaders. This would essentially mean that high potential employees should be exposed to a set of functions and not just one. What is expected of a leader is that he should be abreast of all the nuts and bolts of the company. He should hold a holistic view of the company and be able to examine the different facets of the business through his knowledge and understanding and therefore, it is important that employees of the organization are allowed exposure to all inter-linked functions.

For instance, an employee in product development should also be exposed to product marketing to understand the market trends, competition and in turn use that information for enhancements. It will prepare him for an elevated role by making him a better developer.

Find Your Core- However, giving opportunities like these cannot be random for there are possible chances of confusion and unilateral decision-making. Hence, this should be properly planned and structured keeping the Vision of the company and most importantly the core business in range. So, if you are in the business of developing software for the hospitality industry, every person in the product team must feel responsible towards the design and the product getting developed. Focus cannot just shift away from the nucleus of the company and the culture should thoroughly imbibe it.

Leader Shows the Way- Having emphasized on the theme of empowerment, it must be evident that we rule out the process of 'micro-management' completely in my company. What works for us is leadership of participative style, which is to say that leaders here show the path, trust and delegate responsibilities, create ownership in roles and stay juxtapose to guide if required. He must see the picture through the company's eyes.

Eyad Rabee
by Eyad Rabee , Sales / Operations Manager ( Tech Services ) , Staples, Edmonton, AB

Give Ownership

- Find Your Core

- Leader Shows the Way

- Walk the Talk

Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh
by Ibrahim Hussein Mayaleh , Sales & Business Consultant and Trainer , Self-employed

- Training

- Leadership talent hunt

- Leadership Assignments

- Get your employees involved, mainly in decision making

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