95% Decisions, 100% Impact: Rethinking Leadership

About this episode

Bill Anderson discusses the importance of empowering employees in decision-making and transforming organizations for success.

Bill Anderson, CEO of Bayer, has built his career by transforming organizations from the inside out, focusing on empowering people and breaking through bureaucracy. He says, “I didn’t need more of a work ethic, I didn’t need more attention to detail, I needed to be focused on helping other people be successful.” Bill’s episode is packed with actionable insights. He shares why giving decision-making power to the people doing the work is key, how to redesign organizations around purpose and customers, and why curiosity and relentless improvement are critical traits for leaders. Bill believes, “Probably the most common principle that they all share is that the people doing the work need to be the ones making the decisions… 95% of decisions should be made by the people doing the work.” Tune in for this and other practical leadership wisdom from Bill.

People in this episode

Hosts: Dale Carnegie, Joe Hart

Guest: Bill Anderson

Topics covered

• leadership
• decision-making
• organizational transformation
• empowerment
• curiosity
• continuous improvement

Keywords

• leadership
• decision-making
• Bayer
• empowerment
• organizational change
• curiosity
• improvement

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bayer

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