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Attributes of a Boeing LeaderWhen Ginger Barnes spoke to employees at a leadership development program at the Boeing Leadership Center, she said, “Leadership is all about leaders teaching leaders and about relationships. We can execute the daylights out of anything, so ‘finds a way’ and ‘delivers results’ have always been strong traits. Where we need to improve is in the areas of ‘charts the course,’ ‘sets high expectations’ and ‘inspires others.’” That probably true just about anywhere you go. To strengthen the culture of leadership and accountability within the company, Boeing defined its expectations for leaders as:A Boeing Leader: 
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Working for a similar company in size to Boeing, this list is not unfamiliar. However, I believe that large corporations suffer in not being able to satisfy this list, which results in uninspired rather than inspired work situations.
Large corporations, who are compelled to listen to stockholders and are strongly swayed by stock share prices, usually cannot chart a course for its employees that make it possible for them to deliver results in an inspired way. Charted courses are usually not given enough resources for course completion. Thus, delivering results, finding a way, and setting high expectations for employees usually ends in a Dilbert cartoon.
I really think corporate leaders should be encouraged to not allow Dilbert to become a corporate way of life. When it does this, a major corporation’s behavior-wish list can be obtained.
Posted by: Allen Adams | January 26, 2009 03:48 PM
Thanks for this post!
I love short and simple lists. I would love to learn more about what Boeing's strategy is with their people to hire & retain other people with those traits.
It's one thing for members of leadership to have those traits . . . after all, that's leadership.
How many companies can say that about their employees?
Posted by: Jason Kiesau | January 27, 2009 06:57 AM