Management versus leadership

Leadership perception Manager as expert versus facilitator The extent to which managers are seen as expert knowledge givers Germany, France and Italy have a high manager-as-expert orientation. Sweden and the Netherlands are relatively low... 

During the development of the proposal, the process owner should consider requesting subject matter experts to assist with the development of the problem statement, risk assessment, and cost avoidance or savings. Many times a process owner s core competencies align closely with the process but may lack business or project management skills. The process owner may need assistance to clearly articulate to the leadership what the benefits are to accept the proposed change versus the risks for not adopting the proposal. 

Competency - There was a need to build awareness and competencies in process safety and integrity management within senior leadership and the organization in order to develop meaningful value conversion around cost versus safety. There was a lack of experience in some areas and limited refresher training plans. 

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