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Human Capital
the organization’s objectives and strategy. Team members and individual contributors each must expertly execute their roles and related tasks and understand the value that each of their efforts add to achieve strategic objectives.
2) Communication—transparent and timely—from lead- ership keeps everyone informed about where they are going and why they are doing what they are doing, keeping every- one rowing in the same direction. Necessary course correc- tions can only be made when employee communications are honest, instructional and frequent.
3) Collaboration is the stuff that results in creative thinking and problem solving. The old adage that two heads are better than one is true when faced with the complex issues of today’s competitive marketplace. Effective collaboration improves the quality of work and fosters healthy and productive rela- tionships among co-workers. Teams can align to and accom- plish their objectives more quickly and effectively than people taking on projects on their own. Collaboration also speaks of engagement and a team-centric and innovative culture.
4) Cooperation is the key to ensuring efforts are aligned and synchronized to the accomplishment of the organiza- tional efforts. Cooperation denotes the importance of each person’s strategic role and the criticality of working togeth- er for the good of the whole.
“Lift where you stand” is an organizational imperative in achieving organizational results. MF
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