Leadership in today's corporate World
There is a persistent myth that leaders in the corporate world are by necessity charismatic, entrepreneurial figures with an almost mystic aura generated by them that results in them rising inexorably to the pinnacle of an organisation and somehow creating inevitable success in their wake. The truth of the matter is radically different: the majority of Fortune 500 companies over the last two decades where results have been consistently successful resulting in growth and increasing shareholder dividends have not been lead by these charismatic serial entrepreneurs. This one fact demonstrates that true leadership comes from elsewhere, consists of other factors. Whilst it does not preclude the possibility that corporate leaders can be charismatic individuals, it widens the scope of possible leadership material to the point that belies the often repeated falsehood that leaders are somehow hard to come by.
There are many leadership styles, and different leadership personalities – just imagine for yourself a list of great leaders of the last century, and you will no doubt have such diverse names on your list as Churchill, Hitler, Thatcher, Branson, Shankley, Gandhi, Roosevelt, and so on. The trick is to identify the common factors, and in essence these are a strength of mission and purpose, and the resources (either personal or represented in the teams these people built around them) to communicate their mission, their vision for the future, in such a way as to generate followers – others who were willing to act in accordance with the vision expressed to bring about the ultimate reality of that vision.
In the Ipsemet Programme for Corporate Leaders, the means of generating a vision, and of enrolling others into it such that an organisation can operate with a common sense of purpose and a set of common values, are fully explored. With a devastating simplicity, and a profound understanding of the true nature of leadership, the programme opens up the possibility for any individual, regardless of their individual behavioural style, to realise their leadership potential. The programme enables you to bring new energy and purpose to others, and to understand the factors required to elicit behaviours from others that create organisational teams and structures geared to achieving success, to providing what the company needs to fulfil its mission, vision and purpose.
The Ipsemet Programme is a powerful, simple and yet profound exploration and explanation of what it is to be a modern leader in business today, and a myth-shattering experience that lifts the lid on what is possible for any human being and hence any organisation.
