We've all seen the regular forms of employee communication. The quarterly all hands meeting. The all employee emails. They are opportunities to lead, to share vision, recognize and reward performance, to encourage change. Moments of leadership. With good stage presence, an engaging story, and a bit of personality, you can move people. But I'm not writing this blog to rehash those best practices. I want to share a few shining examples that moved the needle for me.
First is the open letter that Pat Gelsinger, returning Intel CEO, wrote to the world. Yes, the world needed to know the direction he plans to lead Intel. The investors, customers, and partners. And particularly the employees. This letter, open and bold, is a great example of change leadership. If you're an employee who might have had some doubts or uncertainties about where the company is headed, you now have an unambiguous roadmap.
The second example is a book recommendation from our CEO. He shares a book recommendation every quarter. It's what he's thinking about for his life, his various roles, and has relevance to our work together. So he brings it to everyone's attention. It gives the management team and employees some common understanding and language. It spurs discussion, amongst the executive management team, middle management, employees. And if you have ambitions, you best get on board and read the book every quarter. Got that?
The final example is the increasingly visible supportive communications and leadership action around diversity, equity, and inclusivity. I've seen LinkedIn posts, open letters, videos, and other business leaders speaking out. Sometimes from their personal experience, and sometimes from their compassion. At our company we have a very active team brainstorming, leading, and implementing. These are extraordinary times, and these executives are leading. Bravo!
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