Leadership

Jeff Greiner, President and Co-Chief Executive Officer of Advanced Bionics^®, believes the success of the company depends upon developing and fostering certain qualities among its leaders.

Vision | Customer/Quality Focus | Integrity | Accountability
Communication | Team Building | Knowledge/Expertise/Intellect
Initiative/Speed | Persistence | Competitiveness/Commitment

Vision

• Has developed and communicated a clear, simple, customer-focused vision/direction for the organization.
• Forward-thinking, stretches horizons, challenges imaginations.
• Inspires and energizes others to commit to Vision. Captures minds. Leads by example.
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Customer/Quality Focus

• Listens to customer and assigns the highest priority to customer satisfaction, including internal customers.
• Strives to fulfill commitment to Quality in total product/service offering.
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Integrity

• Maintains commitment to honesty/truth in every facet of behavior.
• Actions and behaviors are consistent with words. Leads by example. Trusted by others.
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Accountability

• Sets and meets aggressive commitments to achieve business objectives.
• Assumes responsibility for own mistakes.
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Communication

• Communicates in open, candid, clear, complete, and consistent manner – invites response/dissent.
• Listens effectively and probes for new ideas.
• Uses facts and rational arguments for influence and persuasion.
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Team Building

• Selects talented people; provides coaching and feedback to develop team members to fullest potential.
• Delegates tasks; empowers team to maximize effectiveness.
• Recognizes and rewards achievement. Creates positive/enjoyable work environment.
• Treats people with dignity, trust and respect. Consistent in approach. Fair and compassionate.
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Knowledge/Expertise/Intellect

• Possesses and readily shares functional/technical knowledge and expertise. Constant interest in learning.
• Demonstrates broad business knowledge/perspective.
• Makes good decisions with limited data; quickly sorts relevant from irrelevant information; grasps essentials of complex issues and initiates action.
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Initiative/Speed

• Anticipates problems and initiates new and better ways of doing things.
• Eliminates "bureaucracy" and strives for brevity, simplicity, clarity. decisiveness.
• Understands and uses speed as a competitive advantage.
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Persistence

• Demonstrates determination and resilience in the face of obstacles and losses.
• Sees obstacles as simply things to overcome and as opportunities to grow the business.
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Competitiveness/Commitment

• Inspires and demonstrates a passion for excellence in every aspect of work.
• Demonstrates courage to stand up for beliefs, ideas, and co-workers; willing to confront and to make difficult decisions.
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