Wisdom from Leaders: Globoforce

Recognize This! – We often don’t need to look far afield to learn important lessons from leaders. Don’t forget to look to your own CEO.

In keeping with my blog theme this week of wisdom from CEOs, I’d like to share the wisdom I learned from my CEO just this week.

Right now I’m at my company’s annual kickoff meeting, which we call Ignite. A tradition since the beginning, Ignite is a tremendous opportunity to network with colleagues from around the world, learn the latest exciting news, and – most importantly – hear the strategic direction set by our CEO, Eric Mosley.

The key piece of wisdom shared by Eric is the importance of focus. We must keep our focus as we continue to grow by helping our clients achieve their ambitions and success goals through new cultures of recognition. But what must we focus on?

  1. What we do – We must not ever become confused about what we do. We must maintain laser-like focus on our reason for being as a company – to deliver the world’s most innovative social, strategic employee recognition programs that change a company’s culture into one in which employees want to engage.
  2. How we succeed – We are not successful unless our clients are successful – every one. That is our definition of success. When our clients achieve and surpass their own goals, and we help them envision and then achieve even greater success in the future, then Globoforce is a success as well.
  3. Where we lead – We do not follow. We do not imitate. We innovate, create and push the boundaries of the power of social, strategic recognition ever forward. We are always ahead of the market, delivering new solutions to solve problems many don’t even realize could be solved through the big data available in a truly strategic recognition program.

Focus is critical in any organization for success. The challenge, however, often lies in communicating to employees not only what they must focus on (that’s the easy part), but how – in their individual roles every day – they can deliver the results and demonstrate the behaviors required for that focus.

What does your CEO focus on? How do you, in your role, contribute to achieving your CEO’s goals?

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