Before You Get All Misty Eyed!

I am not sure about other countries, as I have not spent much time there, but about American companies, I am sure. We spend billions of dollars annually on trying to find leaders, developing leaders and retaining leaders and almost nothing on identifying good followers, developing them or keeping them. The value of leadership in corporate America is a myth.
Only 15 -20 percent of corporate results can be attributed to leaders, the rest comes from followers. I propose that the best leaders come first from a group of superior followers.
Why should we not spend some of those billions on followership with the idea that we can "double dip" by greating better leaders and better followers.
"A Rising Tide Floats All Boats"

The Power fo the Follower

Many of us are guilty of Leadership worship. Organizations spend billions of dollars every year trying to find leaders and develop them once they have found them. Yet, most agree that leaders affect and organization's results by only 10 to 20 percent. Followers, on the other hand, contribute 80 - 90 percent. By numbers alone, followers represent the heart and soul of an enterprise.
How much money did your organization spend last year on teaching people how to be good followers? How much on how to be good leaders? My guess is zero on followership and thousands on leadership. What are your thoughts about the merits of followership?

25% Plan to Leave!

According to the Houston Chronicle, 6-14-10 article by Leonard and Rugaber, 25 percent of companies' top performers are planning on leaving their current job within a year. Want to do something to encourage them to stay? Add value!  http://talent.tatepublishing.net/
Are you a top performer? Are you looking?

Superior Performance is a Journey!

In these difficult times, more and more organizations are forced to do more with fewer resources. What many companies do not realize is there are many "latent superior performers" in every organization. Employees with talent, that for one reason or another, have never achieved their potential or reached there goals simply because they do not know how to apply their talents.
Companies are beginning to awaken to the value of adding value to their people and maximizing their potential. Superior Performance training will not make everyone a Superior Performer but it will enpower many to become that of which they are capable.
What is your organization doing to add value to you and others?