"Leading from Any Chair-A Voice from Anywhere"

"Be ready to revise any system, scrap any method, abandon any theory, if the success of the job requires it." - Henry Ford

This statement was meant to be revolutionary! It was revolutionary, yet the adoption across the industries was tardy. Cut to today and current times, even as traditional hierarchical leadership models are being shattered in some domains of work, the concept of "Leading from Any Chair- A Voice from Anywhere" is gaining momentum. This approach, (let us give it an acronym and refer to it as LfAC-AVfA), democratizes leadership, empowering every individual within an organization to speak up, contribute consistently, and be vigilant to slippages.

At its core, the LfAC-AVfA is a revolutionary concept, especially when our industry is waking up to recognizing 'Culture' in many ways and forms.

It recognizes that leadership is not confined to those with formal titles or positions of authority. Instead, it asserts that anyone, regardless of their role, can exhibit leadership qualities and drive positive change. This LfAC-AVfA approach props itself up to the belief that diverse perspectives and collective intelligence can lead to better decision-making, innovation, and overall organizational health.

This LfAC-AVfA approach unleashes creativity, enhances engagement, aids decision-making, creates safe spaces and cohesion in teams, and reduces workplace attrition. It provides the foundation for building resilient organizations, better adapted to changes, which are essential ingredients for transforming working cultures.

The approach of listening to voices from anywhere cannot be limited to a periodic Voice of the Customer (VoC) survey. It takes concerted efforts to roll this concept of leading from any chair and listening to the voices from anywhere because it shatters some strongly held philosophies of management.??

This LfAC-AVfA concept not only fosters creativity, enhances employee engagement, and aids in decision-making, but also has undercurrents that work to bring agility to people and enable better modes of interaction. It helps reduce attrition because people feel heard, validated, and valued. By toying with this philosophy, on a scaled-down version mode, organizations can unlock the full potential of every team member, creating an exceptionally engaged, adaptive, responsible, and resilient workforce.

The Culture at Work matters, and this theme of LfAC-AVfA is simple to adopt, because the easiest step to take is somehow the most difficult: Breaking barriers in our minds! Once this paradox is understood, the rest is a journey of a lifetime.