A Practical Guide to the Evolution of Leadership

Sundar Ananthasivan

Design, engineering, and manufacturing organizations are filled with value stream leaders, managers, directors and vice presidents across various functions. These are all individuals at different leadership levels working through metrics and processes to achieve various business targets. How do you, as an individual, know if you are making a difference in your team? How do you gauge if you are having an impact on developing the next level leader? How do the various metrics and targets being tracked amount to a greater purpose for your self and the organization you are in? This session aims to get you thinking and provide a practical insight into how leadership has evolved over the last decade. We'll look at the data available and how the process around streamlining efforts driven by metrics may cause purpose and potential to be mismatched.