By Ernie A. Cevallos
Peter Drucker understood the value of people in the business equation a long time ago. In his last best seller book author Jim Collins deliberates on what could merely good companies do to become great. One of the no brainer findings had to do with the importance of people. Surprise, surprise?
It is evident that one of the primary objectives in making a company great is to get the right people for the task(s), and create a culture with self-disciplined team players who are willing to go to extreme lengths to fulfill their responsibilities. This truth about business is not revolutionary or new, besides Drucker and now Collins, the late W. Edwards Deming had also been preaching it with passion a long time ago. Why don’t we have more great companies with sustained growth and innovation? Well, that is the job of those of us in leadership roles; that is a fundamental that has to be right. At the end of the day huge value is created by getting the people truth right!
