Adaptive Leadership Toolkit

Adaptive Leadership Toolkit After analysis of the company’s most recent employee satisfaction survey, it is evident that current leadership is not meeting standards in their abilities. The company has seen a consistent decline in a number of crucial areas. The areas showing the most deterioration are related to employee appreciation and recognition, as well as development and encouraging employees to think freely. The Adaptive Leadership Toolkit will provide current leadership a road map to becoming a more well-rounded leader. Initially, the areas where the current leaders excel will be highlighted. Next, we will identify the areas that require improvement in the current workplace. These two sections will be determined based off of analysis of the employee satisfaction survey results. Finally, a personal development plan will be discussed. Currently our company is experiencing a clear disconnect between the leadership and their employees. Employees feel they cannot trust their supervisors, which discourages the employees from putting their all into their work. The employees don’t receive the proper encouragement and guidance from their leaders. Additionally, they never receive praise or recognition they deserve for a job well done. It is also evident that there is poor communication between the two sides. Our current leadership must be equipped with the tools necessary for not only their own success, but also to create an atmosphere conducive to success for their employees. The Adaptive Leadership Toolkit is an important tool in creating better working relationships between leaders and their team members. Moving forward, the future employee satisfaction surveys will show the progression of our leaders. They will also show leaders what areas they need to continue to improve in. Improved results in these surveys will show employees that their voices are being heard. This shows employees that their opinions matter to the company’s success. As previously discussed, there is a clear gap between employees and supervisors. This disconnect is making it impossible for there to be a successful workplace. Improving these relationships will help make employees feel appreciated and have a sense of purpose in their work. It is also important for employees to be recognized for great work. This not only makes them feel appreciated but lets them know they are meeting their supervisors’ expectations. Building these trusting relationships will allow employees to be more receptive to their leaders and give them a sense of pride in their work. The toolkit we have created demonstrates what we expect our leaders to accomplish in the next 2 years. The creation of a mission statement allows the company to create a shared vision for the future of the company. Annual training for our leaders will help to continue developing their leadership abilities. Learning new and more effective ways to do business is key to developing a more productive workplace. Creating regularly scheduled meetings to allow employees to express their thoughts will also help to mend the gap between them and their supervisors. Based on survey results, it is clear that employees feel they can’t trust their supervisors. This accompanied with a lack of encouragement and motivation from the supervisors created an atmosphere of complacency within our company. The employees feel they do have clearly indicated goals for themselves, however they don’t receive the support from their supervisors to meet those goals. This lack of support also makes employees feel they are not important to the company, leading to them not trying to develop better ways of doing things. Analysis of the survey results show that currently supervisors are primarily worried about getting the job done rather than being socially aware of their employees. After implementation of the toolkit, the company should be far better feedback from its employees in the upcoming survey. Giving the leaders the training necessary to put them in a better position to guide their team members will create a more productive work environment. These newly rekindled relationships will allow the two parties to communicate more efficiently.