"I go in the direction of follow ice hockey forward, rather than its current location". United States famous hockey players on the ice geruiziji (Wayne Gretzky) this famous saying, for many of the leaders of the great gap of Chinese enterprises and enlightenment. Mary Fontaine is Hay (Hay) Group Global Director of leadership development, "training leaders best 20 companies in the world" one surgeon, in an interview with the China entrepreneur interview, Fontaine believes that leadership culture must start from the conscious awareness of the CEO, enterprise to cultivate responsible leaders and not just concerned about the financial results. And young leaders have never been through a real recession, hard times is both a big test for them, as well as opportunities.
Of the Chinese entrepreneurs: in the turbulent period of the year, which is the real focus of leadership?
Fontaine: first of all to make long term strategic deployment. Efforts are not just through the recession, and the strategic orientation of thinking after the end of the recession. This means that business leaders to overcome anxiety and fear, be aware that some companies are experiencing the same kind of environment, we have to do is do best from strategy development. If the company has a good cash flow, they have the opportunity to better execute their strategies. But not to mergers and acquisitions, if they have to lay off staff, but also to ensure that they retain enough talent. Some companies cutting back on personnel do not have time to do the analysis, but after the recession, difficult to ensure that the management team has enough leadership candidates.
Of the Chinese entrepreneurs: United States business leadership on what are the trends?
Fontaine: first, they realize the importance of senior leaders directly involved in leadership training. In the Fortune 500 companies, we see more and more of the Chairman of the Board participate in the leadership development process.
Second, the company increased input into the leadership team training, not just for individuals. As companies getting bigger, more complex, the CEO realized that this leadership and management that is too large to work on their personal and team leadership development needs to be performed.
Third, build the full responsibility of leaders to achieve good results. Many ask us how to measure a manager of the company building the company atmosphere, include in their balanced scorecard "human measures", comprehensive inspection performance.
But overall, I have to say that financial institutions in the field of leadership lags far behind the other on.
Of the Chinese entrepreneurs: in Asia, company leadership characteristics and focus on what?
Fontaine: Supreme Leader is the most fine most important Affairs of the company. In Korea, I have observed is that most leadership training plan were relatively independent Department was in charge, instead of into to the senior management of the work area. I am afraid in China also has the same phenomenon.
First, the top leaders of the culture must start from the conscious awareness of the CEO, it is one of the priority problems, and not only is granted for the human resources department. By some simple project of the so-called leadership training, and CEO individuals do not personally involved, the effect is not obvious.
Second, companies must culture full responsibility of leaders, not just to create a high financial results of leaders. Some leaders to create some good earnings, so they say, do not disturb them, they create a value for the company, must be a good leader. We have seen from the current financial crisis, is not the case. Companies should retain those responsible, innovative, and vigorous leader. Our "training leaders best 20 companies in the world" only three financial institutions, including JP Morgan Chase Bank, Citibank and HSBC. Although they are also affected in this financial crisis, but still better than other counterparts, so levels of leadership in hard times better insight company.
Of the Chinese entrepreneurs: in terms of leadership, what mistakes are most vulnerable to the CEO?
Fontaine: result mainly from short-term financial pressures. Therefore, if people do not have a long-term view, has not fully aware of the importance of leadership, they will overemphasis on short-term results. I think financial institutions failed to some extent, explains the problem. Some senior managers think they are good leaders, because they earn money for the company, even if it is "bad money". Leadership development is a long-term investment, will end up making good gains. (Hou Yanli)
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