Resources

Leadership: What It Means To Me

Leading in the right way prioritizes people over money. The pursuit of business success is relentless, but there is a line that shouldn't be crossed. Life is hard enough without our jobs and careers making life outside of work too difficult. Over half of the people in the workforce today are experiencing burnout, and almost half of them don’t make a living wage. This not only affects them but everyone around them. Leaders need to seek balance and lead with compassion. It doesn’t mean there won’t be long hours or stressful situations, but that shouldn’t be the norm. There is a world where we can have both successful businesses and happiness, so that is our goal at Flow Accel.

The truth is that most businesses fail, and in time, they all do. I was the last to manage our family farm, which lasted for over 100 years. I wouldn’t wish losing a business on anyone, but it was a valuable lesson for me. We need to enjoy the journey. In life, our main goal is happiness, so let’s foster a new generation of leaders who can run successful businesses and better balance the needs of all stakeholders. Developmental style leaders will be the leaders of tomorrow because they can handle complexity and adapt to change. Be the leader your company needs and everyone wants to work with. To achieve this, we must work smarter, not harder. At Flow Accel we help people in their work-life journey by fostering learning and developing skills for leaders that can help them achieve the balance they seek.

-- Joel Jorgensen

Workflow Design

The key that opens the door to success and balance

Leading the design of business process workflows presents a significant opportunity for leaders to stand out and gain a competitive advantage for their company. Many leaders are unaware of its potential because business literature and educational institutions often overlook this aspect of leadership. Effective leadership involves engaging people as they work and structuring workflows to deliver value to customers more effortlessly.

If you look at the history of leadership, it has changed because the world has changed. Complexity and change are why our leadership approach and style need to change again. As complexity increases and change accelerates, leaders need to move from the top of the organizational hierarchy down to the work on the ground. It is there that complexity and change will emerge. Once we see it emerge, we can address it by designing workflows that reduce frustration, increase work velocity and capacity, and enable the foundation to scale. Flow Accel can help you leverage the resources you need to become the Developmental style leader of the future and an expert in workflow design.