The punishing forces of quarter-to-quarter performance expectations have forced business leaders to scramble for short-term profit gains at the long-term expense of the organization. First, look at how your organization allocates time and money to its various priorities. Most organizations follow what I call the business hierarchy of needs. Like Maslow’s hierarchy of needs for individuals, with safety and physiological needs (food, water, shelter) at the base and ego at the top, the business hierarchy of needs has five stages.
Want more growth? You must have great leadership in every functional area and at every level within the organization. What do great leaders do? Great leaders deliver results that meet or exceed goals.