On Purpose: Why great leaders start with the PLOT

PART IIIPLOT

With earlier pages now turned and the lessons of Ms Molloy's classroom behind us, we transition to the next part of this book.

Characters and plot are the foundation of any good story. Plot is the movement in the story — it moves you through time, through the drama, through to ‘the end'. Organisations need to tell their stories. Leaders: whether you're a local business owner or a CEO or a commander-in-chief, we want to hear your compelling story. People seek this. People want it to make sense. People want to connect with it. People want the narrative to reach their dreams, fears, hopes and aspirations. People want work to have meaning; otherwise aren't they just colouring inside the lines and clocking time waiting for the bell to ring? People don't want patchwork; they want life to be a tapestry. Everyone, especially Generation Y and Z, seeks more meaning, more development, more leadership and more feedback. Status and money are not enough — they want to be connected, and of course they want it now.

So if it is as simple as knowing your purpose and getting on with your business, why isn't every organisation successful?

This book addresses this question and presents a simple framework to plot the progress of your purpose and leadership in relation to the practical task of getting things done.

The PLOT Framework — Purpose, Leadership, Operations and Technology — can be used to facilitate discussion, raise questions, challenge, gauge and monitor attainment of an on-purpose ...