BELRON keeps a close eye on the climate: Leadership initiatives concentrate on empowerment

Abstract

Purpose

Details how the organizational climate measure OCSII is being used in the BELRON group of companies as an indicator of leadership capability. Focuses on team climate and how this may be linked to changes in business performance.

Design/methodology/approach

Considers the deployment of the climate tool in the top teams of three BELRON business units and links the results to available information relating to performance.

Findings

Reveals that, within BELRON, there is a belief that the emphasis on climate has been a major contributor to its enhanced business performance over recent years. Presents information from three BELRON contexts where changes in climate would appear to have preceded improvements in business performance. Concedes, however, that despite these examples of ‘high‐performing climates’ appearing to be linked with profitability, or other measures of business performance, this is not seen to be universal within the company.

Practical implications

Provides plenty to interest human‐resource management and organizational‐development specialists, as well as other senior managers.

Originality/value

Describes how the OSCII tool may be deployed to support team‐performance management.

Citation

(2009), "BELRON keeps a close eye on the climate: Leadership initiatives concentrate on empowerment", Human Resource Management International Digest, Vol. 17 No. 6, pp. 21-24. https://doi.org/10.1108/09670730910986113