The staggering number of employees leaving their jobs or seriously thinking about it over the last several months has shed renewed light on the pre-Covid realization that purpose, both individual and collective, is at the heart of business. That is, your purpose, the purpose of those around you, and how that connects to your company’s purpose. This philosophy underpins the leadership principles that I believe are at The Heart of Business today. It’s based on five attributes - five “Be’s” - of what I believe characterizes leaders who are able to unleash the kind of human magic you see at work at some of the most high-performing companies. While each company needs to define its own leadership point of view, here’s the philosophy we deployed at Best Buy as part of our surprising turnaround and resurgence.
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Unsurprisingly, people today expect a different kind of leader. It’s easy to become disconnected from reality and from colleagues, surrounded by sycophants and yay-sayers. It’s easy to be seduced by power, fame, glory, and money.
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Power, fame, glory, and money were the measure of professional success. The best schools were supposed to lead to the best jobs, which produced the best leaders. Being smart - and making sure everyone else knew it - seemed to be their most striking attribute.
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Growing up, I thought successful leaders were supposed to figure out all the answers on their own.