Shift in Work Values

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As leaders progress through the various passages, they need to shift what they value and, as a result, their focus. Successful Managers of Others must shift from valuing their own personal productivity to valuing team productivity. They need to spend more time helping others accomplish things instead of focusing on their individual accomplishments.

Shift in work values are distinguished in the table below.

Shift in Work Values

Director

(Chief Executive Officer)
  1. From implementing enterprise strategy to defining and setting a culture that promotes customer service excellence and values public trust
  2. From valuing the enterprise to focusing on the Board of Supervisors and other external strategic relationships critical for enterprise success

Chief Deputy Director

(Chief Operating Officer)
  1. From cross-business strategy and results to enterprise strategy and results
  2. From valuing all businesses to valuing the enterprise

Assistant Director

(Group Manager)
  1. From cross-functional results to cross-business results
  2. From Business Plans to enterprise Strategic Plan
  3. From valuing all divisions to valuing all businesses

Deputy Director

(Business Manager)
  1. From division results to cross-functional results
  2. From Functional Operational Plans to Business Plan
  3. From valuing one division to valuing all divisions

Division Head

(Function Manager)
  1. From section results to division results
  2. From section work plans to Functional Operational Plan
  3. From valuing own team to valuing entire division

Assistant Division Head

(Manager of Managers)
  1. From results through others to results through managers of others
  2. From work planning and task management to operational planning
  3. From productivity through team collaboration to productivity through division integration

Section Head/

Superintendent

(Manager of Others)
  1. From results through personal effort to results through other individuals
  2. From personal productivity to team productivity
  3. From working as team member to building and leading an effective team