Whether it is a lack of commitment to the company, difficulties in recruiting talent, or employees that desire a change in leadership strategies, tapping into these sleeping powers transform an organization into a real powerhouse.
Recruiting the right people is the bread and butter to the success of any organization. No product, no service can thrive without the right people on board. Bad hires jeopardize the success of company, product, and service. Not only that, bad hires put team morale at risk, undermine collective efficacy and collective vertical trust, and hurt the bottom line.
Liverpool just completed one of their most successful seasons in years. Not only did Jürgen Klopp's team come second in the Premier League, they won the highest honor in European football, beating FC Barcelona by an astonishing four goals in the Champions League finals. A 4:0 win at this top level is no easy caveat.
A client from a multinational organization recently asked for my advice on how to tackle the problems they had encountered in their training programs within the company. The company sees hundreds of incoming and existing leaders go through their leadership programs at any given time.
The last few months have forced governments across the globe to take unprecedented actions, confined billions of people to the constraints of their homes, separated families and friends, and may prove to be the start, if the International Monetary Fund is to be believed, of economic contractions unseen since the Great Depression. The impact on people's lives may indeed far outweigh the Great Recession of 2008.