5 C Success Model

Recently  we hired 15  juniors to our team and had the opportunity  to  meet them  the first day  at  their orientation  session at  Dallas.

Wanted to start my presentation with a ‘Gyan’ or with a good advice - like thought for the day. So shared Indira Nooyi ‘s 5C model for success.  This is applicable to all lifestyles.

5 Cs’

• ·         Competency
• ·         Courage /Confidence
• ·         Communication
• ·         Consistent
• ·         Compass

Competency:  ability to do something successfully and efficiently.

1)    You  should  be known for a particular skill 

2)    For this, one needs to be a lifelong student, equipping oneself with all the required knowledge and become a SME.(Subject Matter Expert) 

3)    Being a life-long student guarantees growth both  professionally & personally

4)    Master your chosen skill and never shy away from knowing more. 

5)    Become the ‘GO TO’ person - which will help you to stand out of the pack.

Courage /Confidence – the ability to do something that frightens one / firm trust.

1)    You can be competent in your role, but you need to build up the courage to speak up.

2)    This will  facilitate a strong decision  making skill

3)    Fellow team members know that  you  have opinion and you are NOT afraid to  voice it out

4)    When you speak out, it establish your knowledge base and confidence, as a leader.

Communication - Sending and receiving information

1)    this skillset is very important 

2)    If you want to be leader and you cannot communicate, forget it you cannot be one. L

3)    In this digital world, everyone thinks that texting and tweeting is effective, but that is NOT true. 

4)    Clear communication, gets across your passion and vision

5)    You  constantly need to  mobilize the team 

6)    Will also facilitate team building and will put you across as a strong leader 

7)    Need to improve all  5 ways of communication

i)              Written -  Email , letters, Social  media

ii)             Oral -  Video Conference , video  chat

iii)            Verbal  -  conversation or story  telling

iv)            Non Verbal -  reading between lines

v)             Physical - Body Languages.

Consistent - acting or done in the same way over time, especially so has to be fair or accurate.

As a leader, you should also be consistent in the way you operate. You can change your mind, but always do it in consistent framework.

If you are NOT consistent, then everyone will be making guesses on your next move, which is NOT right.

For eg… As I am in operation, I am consistent based on Company policy - I  can be flexible where needed , but within the Policy. 

Compass

            Integrity is critical. You can be competent , courageous , consistent , be good  in  communication , but if you lose integrity , if that compass does NOT show ‘ TRUE’ north ,  everything comes crashing down.

Without character, none of the other four steps will matter. Be true to yourself and do not compromise. Point True North! Always be ethical.

    All the Best !