Unleashed

The results are in! Today’s companies face a growing strategic threat. Leaner, fitter, more innovative competitors are displacing slow moving organizations. The gap is stunning. Recent data suggests that corporate bureaucracy costs the US economy more than $3 trillion each year. Dissatisfaction costs the U.S. economy up to $550 billion in lost productivity every year. (Bureau of Labor Statistics)

If you want to improve organization performance you have to build for success. The implications are immense.  The best companies start with their human capital. To unleash the productive power of an organization requires satisfied, engaged, and inspired employees. But that is not enough. The best companies build with strong leaders who understand that their most important role is to define what the organization will be and why it will matter. Together they generate great results. 

• Productivity improves by 20-25% in organizations with connected employees. (Source: The McKinsey Global Institute) 
• Employees who exercise their strengths on a daily basis are 8% more productive and 6x more likely to be engaged. (Source: Gallup) 
• Organizations with highly engaged employees had an average 3-year revenue growth 2.3 times greater than companies whose employees were only engaged at an average level. (Source: UNC Kenanflager Business School)

So it is with human capital: you have to look at the big picture. You have to invest for value. Not headcount! Talent and Leadership. The size of the prize is enormous.