Human Factor
There are two schools of though about people. One part calls it the most important asset of their company, whilst others look at people as a pure cost of maximize ROI.
Regardless of your point of view; people are people, and should be addressed as people. There is however an overall trend to take out the human factor of the equation, by calling employees by other terms; either by positive or negative connotations. After all; people are human beings, and not human doings, and they still contribute to the bottom line performance. The more the human factor is put on the agenda, and the trust is present; companies perform (in average) three to five times industry CAGR.
Blake Mouton Managerial Grid
The Managerial Grid (1964) is a style leadership model developed by Robert R. Blake and Jane Mouton. Originally the model identified five different leadership styles based on the concern for people and the concern for results.
Is it possible to mutually think of people and profit? By all means. Successful companies think of people first, and results follow. It has nothing to do with being soft-hearted and stupid, but rather smart and visionary, with a good sense for the bottom line.
It is always interesting to validate top management’s point of view, and mirror these to the organization. There are always a few surprises worth knowing.
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