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Chief Enabling Officer
Sylvia Grant, Consultant, Australia, Member
In a predominantly knowledge-based organization, it would be more productive for a CEO to see himself as a 'Chief Enabling Officer', and adopt the philosophy of the book "Employees first, customers second" by Vineet Nayar.
The CEO as chief enabling officer would use his/her position to empower personnel in a knowledge-based organization, encourage innovation, employee participation in decision making, idea development, skills transfer or cross-skilling, and lead the synergies towards excellence in customer service. A confident CEO would also encourage employees to participate in problem solving, even at the highest organizational levels, eg a CEO could have a website where he/she could describe problems and invite suggestions for their resolution.
Vineet Nayar's book is particularly relevant because the author shares his own experiences, and demonstrates that this approach is effective. Under the leadership of Vineet Nayar, HCLT has been voted the ‘Best Employer in Ind... Read more? Sign up for free
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Reality Check
Ted Garrison, Management Consultant, United States, Member
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Enabling
Bill Boynton, Teacher, United States, Member
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Triple Bottom Line
Charles Tombazian, Management Consultant, United States, Premium Member
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