People-Driven Leaders take a different approach to business success, helping their people be their best selves, so they can do their best work. While these leaders have common learnings and philosophies, each has a unique and compelling story to share.
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Rich Deal
Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer at FICO
"The most successful leaders in the future of work will have a solid understanding of the connection between employee experience and business success. They will be committed to creating great work environments for their people above all else.”
“The best companies, the ones that are the most attractive to the most desirable talent, are the ones that create a culture based on mutual value.”
Pamela Ries
Chief Human Resources Officer at Spectrum Health
What is a People-Driven Leader?
People-driven leaders put people at the center of everything they do.
They know that attracting, engaging, developing, and retaining happy and successful people is critical to achieve organizational success. Above all, they embrace a new way of thinking best described as People Success.
In a People Success culture, employees bring their best selves to work and do their best work. A strategy built on this foundation empowers people at all levels of an organization to pursue and support one another’s happiness, development, and performance. It’s an essential paradigm for creating high-performance organizations.
To be a people-driven leader requires compassion, emotional intelligence, and a growth mindset. These leaders also possess vision and determination to champion significant innovation and inspire others to join in.
"While these leaders have common learnings and philosophies, each has a unique and compelling story to share."
This project is an exploration of how this group of people-driven leaders developed their personal qualities and abilities. By speaking with some of the leaders we admire most — across industries, regions, and backgrounds — we’ll begin to answer the questions, How do they think? Where do they come from? And, How can future leaders adopt a people-driven mindset, and change the trajectory of their organizations?
While these leaders have common learnings and philosophies, each has a unique and compelling story to share. Follow along as we uncover what makes this unique group tick, and lay the path to shaping the next generation of people-driven leaders.