Leadership Overview

The first person you lead is yourself.  Then you take a selfless action towards others and inspire them to follow you.  Now you are a leader and you repeat the process again and again.

The best follower is a former leader because they understand the concept of active following.  We run leaders of all types through a process of self-reflection that allows them to identify their UniqueValue and then find the right settings for it to thrive.

Your company needs everyone to lead themselves and then commit to pitching in on the strategic plan.  Having a common language for conflict resolution and agreed upon actions for team behavior are critical.

Any company with more than ten people can start to establish a leadership library and culture of continuous improvement.  Banyan Tree Strategies delivers both the library and the teaching.

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Developing Leaders:

• Self-Assessment for strategy
• Team-player assessment for style
• Contribution quotient for substance
• Dialogue training for tone
• Empathy training for relevancy
• Oration training for ​group communication
• Cause reflection for life-purpose

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Case Study - Leadership

Client Question:
​What behavior adjustment will triple our people productivity?

Leadership Case Study PDF

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The Issue:
A light manufacturer was having a problem with high turnover and attributed it to the margins of their business being low and the correlating minimum wage they were paying.  Banyan Tree Strategies was asked to develop a self-directed leadership program to improve moral and retention.

​The Steps:
We established a weekly meeting time for six months with the front-line managers. Interviewing several of the long-time employees came up with a few key traits that led to longer term commitment of that position.  The front-line managers identified the attitude leaders and had them go through the conversational tactics training.  We then created a tree of performance image for the FLM’s and employees to work on together.  The tree of performance showed where intrinsic and extrinsic motivations could be met by both parties.  The big intrinsic motivator was competency.

The Outcome:
The company increased its profitability with less turnover and better quality control by increasing everyone’s ability to lead themselves in and out of difficult conversations. 

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Company Concerns:

• A red ocean business
• A transient workforce
• What ties you to a company beyond compensation

Items  Covered:

• Who has succeeded and why 
• Aree on a common communication style
• Outline a best way to behave at the company
• Praise for competency led to better spec adherence
• Language for conflict empowered both sides
• Less blow ups led to more people sticking around
• People seldom leave companies, they leave bosses

​Results:​

• Language united 
  
• Motivations to belong were strong
  
• Respect makes people flourish

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