Unlike most research in the field of leadership that has largely drawn on psychology and cognitive science, blue ocean leadership developed by Kim and Mauborgne looks to the field of strategy to inform the practice of leadership in business.
Blue Ocean Leadership provides a systematic way to unlock unrealized talent and energy in your organization – FAST AND AT LOW COST
It achieves this while CONSERVING leaders’
most precious resource – TIME
The Blue Ocean Leadership Opportunity
How large is the ocean of
Disengaged Employees?
LARGE
In a study of 25,000 executives and employees it was found that:
- A mere 30% of US employees are engaged, committed to doing a good job
- 50% of employees merely put their time in
- And 20% are counterproductive, negatively influencing coworkers, missing days
at work and driving customers away through poor service
The 20% of counterproductive employees alone cost the USA economy about half a trillion a year.
What’s the cost of disengaged people in your organization? Estimate that below…
The Cost of Disengaged Employees
Estimate the Cost of
Disengaged Employees
in Your Organization
This provides a rough estimate of the minimum annual benefit you can achieve by creating a step change in your leadership strength by applying blue ocean leadership in your organization.
Blue Ocean Leadership and You
Blue Ocean Leadership applies to all organizations which have an ocean of disengaged employees and need a step change in leadership strength.
Specifically, Blue Ocean Leadership applies to:
- Corporations
- Non-profits
- Governments
- And across small, medium and large size organizations
You don’t have to wait for your organization to start a blue ocean leadership initiative. You can start in your own unit with the people you lead.
The Theory of Blue Ocean Leadership
The insight for blue ocean leadership is that leadership, in essence, can be thought of as a service that people in an organization either ‘buy’ or ‘don’t buy’.
More about Blue Ocean Leadership
Key Differences from Conventional Leadership Approaches
Putting Blue Ocean Leadership into Action
Blue ocean leadership involves a four step process that allows leaders to gain a clear understanding of just what changes it would take to bring out the best in their people, while conserving their most precious resource: TIME
Case in Point
A British Retail Group (BRG) applied Blue Ocean Leadership to redefine what effectiveness meant for frontline, midlevel and senior leaders.
By getting everyone involved in redefining what leaders should be doing the results were rapid and significant. In the space of the first year in the frontline alone:
- Employee turnover of its 10,000 plus frontline employees dropped from about 40% to 11%
- Recruitment and training costs reduced by 50%
- Customer satisfaction rose by over 30%
- And the group saved more than $50 million