PERFORM“an organization where people want to make a high performance contribution”
STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP
LEVEL ONE
Entry Level
LEVEL TWO
Developing
LEVEL THREE
Meets Accept-able Standards
LEVEL; FOUR
WORKPLACE OF CHOICE
How attractive is the company’s overall direction to outsiders?
Lack of longer term direction obvious to potential employees..
Evidence that company is working on its longer term direction obvious to potential employees.
Potential employees attracted by clear longer term direction with supporting goals.
Potential employees excited by clear and compelling long term vision and strategic priorities.
STAY
an organiz-
ation
where people
want to
stay
How appealing is the company’s overall direction to frontline staff?
Lack of longer term direction obvious to frontline staff.
Evidence that company is working on its longer term direction encourages frontline staff to stay.
Frontline staff satisfied with clear longer term direction and supporting goals.
Frontline staff encouraged to stay by clear and compelling long term vision and strategic priorities.
PERFORM
an organiz-
ation
where
people
want to
contribute
How motivating is the company’s overall direction to frontline staff?
Lack of longer term direction discourages high performance
Evidence that company is working on its longer term direction encourages frontline staff to contribute.
Clear longer term direction and supporting goals encourage high performance.
Clear and compelling long term vision and strategic priorities stimulates high performance.
ADAPT
an organiz-
ation
where
people
willingly
adapt to
change
How committed are frontline staff to changes in overall direction?
Lack of longer term direction makes it difficult to understand need to change.
Evidence that company is working on its longer term direction helps frontline staff to understand need to change.
Clear longer term direction and supporting goals help staff accept need to change and contribute new ideas.
Clear and compelling long term vision and strategic priorities build frontline staff commitment to change and innovation
Leadership from the top of the organization impacts how people respond at the middle and at the frontline where actions impact product or service quality. The table below shows how we assess strategic leadership. There are four levels in the grid extending from 'Entry Level' to 'Workplace of Choice'. Where does your company score?
OVERALL
Vision,
values, goals and priorities.
Company has no developed sense of longer term direction.
Company is working on its longer term direction.
Company has developed a clear longer term direction with supporting goals.
Company has developed a clear and compelling long term vision and strategic priorities.
