Kollmorgen Corporation is a diversified technology company that operates in the highly competitive electronics industry. Kollmorgen relies on its employees pulling together to outperform the competition worldwide in the areas of quality and productivity. The focus of leaders at Kollmorgen is on individuals and helping them want to achieve peak performance levels.

Kollmorgen achieves this by applying the following strategies:

. Managers make sure that employees can focus on their work rather than paperwork.

. The distance between people, both physical and psychological, is reduced to promote effective communication.

. Positive personal relationships are stressed.

QUESTION
Compare these strategies with the leadership principles explained in this chapter. How are they similar or different?