{"id":1389,"date":"2014-05-05T10:49:06","date_gmt":"2014-05-05T14:49:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/?p=1389"},"modified":"2014-05-05T10:49:06","modified_gmt":"2014-05-05T14:49:06","slug":"exploring-leadership-talent-development-innovation-local-senior-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.totalengagementconsulting.com\/blog\/2014\/05\/exploring-leadership-talent-development-innovation-local-senior-executive\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Leadership, Talent Development and Innovation with a Local Senior ABB Executive"},"content":{"rendered":"

NOTE: I include several links to past blogs and resources I wrote that support the six leadership points Greg Scheu shared in his session.<\/em>
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C-Suites Perspectives April Speaker Greg Scheu, CEO of ABB North America and global head of the Business Integration and Group Services<\/p><\/div>
\nIn as many as three months, I attended my second \u201cC-Suite Perspectives\u201d breakfast hosted by the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce.<\/strong><\/a> It is really encouraging to hear from senior leaders who are truly enlightened and have a real heart for people and ethical leadership in today\u2019s business world. It\u2019s not all about cost cutting, layoffs, squeezing everything to make every ounce of profit; instead there are senior leaders who understand the larger picture that by leading in a way that develops talent and an organization that focuses on people in the long run leads to optimal business success.<\/p>\n

In February, I attended the session with Jay Parker, CEO of Lenovo North America. (Link to my blog about that session.)<\/strong><\/a> The April 23rd session featured Greg Scheu, the CEO of ABB (link)<\/strong><\/a> North America and the head of Business Integration and Group Services globally. ABB is a global innovative leader in power and automation technologies with annual revenue of $42B and with 150,000 employees in 100 different countries.<\/p>\n

Here are the six leadership points shared by Greg from his own career journey:<\/p>\n

1.\tYour personal passions and aspirations need to align with the company in which you work. This will maximize enjoyment from work and career development. (The first blog I wrote \u2013 link<\/a> – when I started my consulting practice is about being passionate about what I do)<\/p>\n

2.\tIf you take great care of your customers, they will take great care of you.<\/p>\n

3.\tIf you take good care of your people, they will stay. Part of this point is that a good leader needs to realize that he or she cannot do it alone and needs to build and lead empowered teams to sustain success.<\/p>\n

4.\tLife is bigger than work. That also means that members of your team may go through rough periods in their personal lives and a good leader needs to be aware of that and provide support and understanding during those times.<\/p>\n

5.\tMentoring is key; it is very important to learn from others. (See by blog about mentoring)<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

6.\tBeing a global leader requires a global mindset. I wrote a paper on leading in the diverse global economy (link)<\/strong><\/a> which is available on the Workforce Diversity Network website.<\/p>\n

I look forward to more of these inspiring informational sessions from the Raleigh Greater Chamber of Commerce!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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