Leading with Purpose: How to Engage, Empower & Encourage Your People to Reach Their Full Potential

by Marc Koehler

Overview

Imagine every employee…galvanized around a common vision and a shared purpose, treating the company as if it were their own, clearly understanding their specific role, managing the day-to-day chaos, and staying focused on the goals that matter most. Now imagine being the transformational and visionary leader of this company.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780990792444
Publisher:	Over and Above Creative
Publication date:	02/09/2015
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	7 MB

About the Author

Marc Koehler is the President of Lead with Purpose. He brings over 30 years of business experiences that include US Navy Submarine Officer, Interim CEO/COO, and entrepreneur. Over the last decade, Marc has been brought into distressed companies as an interim CEO/COO to lead them back to profitability. He is on the speaker’s bureau of several well-known national executive and life coaching organizations and has been all over the United States spreading his message about leading a more purposeful life. He holds a B.S in both Physics and Mechanical Engineering and is a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Author of the bestselling business book, Turn the Ship Around!

Read an Excerpt

The one-page plan you create using this book works to boost passion, product, productivity, and profits precisely because it embodies simple messages that are meaningful, shows people how they belong to something bigger than themselves, and communicates plainly how they make a difference. Unlike so many other planning models, this one is uncomplicated, unpretentious, and non-threatening. There is no smoke and mirrors behind who prepared it or why. It is intended to be crafted by the very people who work at the company and are most vested in making the decisions that impact their work lives and those of their staffs.
When the plan is completed, it communicates simply to both executives and employees alike at a very direct, visceral level. It is easily grasped and understood. It does not waffle, manipulate or obfuscate the passion behind the company's vision and goals. Its power in synthesizing productivity and profit goals are not lost in 20,000 words and complicated tables and charts.
Anyone can look at this single page – and "get" the company. It is all there in one glance of the eye. It can be pinned on the wall of every employee office, or blown up into a poster for all to see. It is easy to review and update as often as necessary. It can be used to communicate progress to your Board of Directors, who will appreciate its simplicity and clarity.
Most importantly, your one-page plan clearly shows how everything is all linked together. I will explain these linkages in detail throughout the book, but for now, just know that a key benefit is that it vividly demonstrates to employees how their daily jobs are tied to the issues they actually care about – making a difference in the world.
They can see how their department's quarterly and annual goals feed into the company's long-term goals, which support its Blue Sky Vision, which is grounded in its Values and based on its Brand Purpose.
I hope that this explanation resonates with you and explains why creating a one-page plan is one of the best things you can do if you are seeking to improve your company's fortunes. I hope you are shaking your head in agreement about how this analysis of human nature can be applied to your company with incredible results.
Let's dive in now and show you how you can create your own one-page plan. Let's start your journey to Leading With Purpose. We are excited for you and your company!

Table of Contents

Foreword xi

Introduction 1

Preparing To Create Your One-Page Plan 23

Session 1 Completing The Leadership Elements

1 Finding Your Brand Purpose 43

2 Determining Your Company Values 55

3 Creating a Blue Sky Vision 63

4 Assessing Your Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities & Threats 69

5 Setting Long-Term Goals 77

6 Conduct Session 1 83

Session 2 Completing the Management Elements

7 Establishing Annual and Quarterly Goals 91

8 Conduct Session 2 99

Session 3 Finalizing Your One-Page Plan

9 Review and Finalize Your Plan 105

10 Add Symbols to Your Plan 107

11 Conduct Session 3 111

12 Rolling Out Your One-Page Plan 115

7 Principles to Implement Your Plan

Principle 1 Own The Plan 122

Principle 2 Own The Culture 127

Principle 3 Stay Focused On What Matters Most 135

Principle 4 Keep a Fanatical Focus on Next Quarter 142

Principle 5 Empower Employees to be Responsive Decision Makers 147

Principle 6 Remove Obstacles that Block Employees 153

Principle 7 Use the Engage, Empower, and Encourage Leadership Approach 154

7 Principles Checklist 156

End Notes 160

Acknowledgments 161

About The Author 163

Editorial Reviews

Impressive well written, exceptionally well informed and informative...a 'must read' for anyone having responsibility for corporate management. Thoroughly user friendly.. very highly recommended for personal, professional, corporate, community, and academic libraries — Jack Mason, Midwest Book Review

"We turned our stagnant 32 page strategic plan into 1 page and 6 symbols. Now every employee understands how their daily activities are linked to our higher goal and purpose." — Todd Mattson, President and Owner, Pro-Line Racing Inc.

"I used to feel the need to micromanage everyone's day. Now, I am out of the minutia ...Employees are learning and growing, and I have more time to spend leading the business." — Gregg Schneider, CEO, Caseworx Inc.

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