Who are the Best Companies for Leadership ?

Every year the Hay Group undertake a survey on who the best organisations are across the world for leadership.  The research asks employees to rank their own organisation and also indicate the organisations they admire for their approach to leadership.  The research also gives us an insight into the features that make these companies stand out as paragons of good practice.


So what defines good leadership in these companies.....the research work suggests the following are all features of good leadership:

• They encourage a good work-life balance in employees through, amongst other things, family friendly policies.
• They embrace change and use it to their advantage.
• They engage and involve their employees and have a collaborative approach to getting things done.
• They actively manage succession planning and not just for the elite high performers of 'critical' job stations.
• They celebrate diversity within the organisation and gain value from the difference of ideas and opinions that result from a broad diversity.
• They encourage people to learn from others inside and outside the organisation looking to share and utilise best practices.
• They do not work with complex organisation structures.  Everyone is expected to lead as required.

Full details of the research can be found here:  <best companies for leadership>

Easy isn't it ??? So why doesn't every organisation follow these examples ???