Lead with Quality of ideas at the center

 JWI 520, People Management, 8/6/12

This is much too exciting a concept and I feel compelled to document it early in Week6.
It answers a long held question that I have struggled with.

Managing Older Employees (Jack Welch  & Suzy Welch video)
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In this day and age it is not unsusual at all to have older employees managed by much younger employees. Sometimes this causes awkwardness and conflict.

How to make this relationship work ?
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Give them voice
Listen to their ideas
Make them feel part of the team
Make them feel like they are not on an Island by themselves in yesterday's world
Bring them into the equation
Make sure their ideas count

Get the organization to where Quality of ideas counts more than age, experience or anything else
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Then you won't have this issue

Bottom line: It is all about paying respect to people
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- Giving them dignity
- Giving them voice

Voice and dignity are the two most important things you can give to employees
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to get the most out of them

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What a fantastic insight and concept this is. This explains why Jack Welch is such a great leader.

When leaders lead with quality of ideas at the center, with dignity and voice given to every brain in the game, a team can rise to its full potential and deliver the very best it is capable of producing.

To sustain high performance, I understand now that considerations based on politics, age and other factors should be set aside and Quality of ideas must be allowed to take center stage.

Amazed and stunned by the deep insights stated so simply by the legendary Jack Welch.
A light bulb is turned on and I can see much better now.
Dr DP