Grass roots leadership

The old paradigm of organizational leadership, where decisions are filtered from the top down, does not allow the fast reaction time required for today's fast changing marketplaces. Ford are beginning to redress the balance by developing leadership at all levels of the company, enabling employees to make more decisions without asking for agreement from above, this speeds up reaction times and empowers staff to begin thinking for themselves, for a more detailed insight into Ford's leadership program visit the Fast Company website.