The Gulf Aluminium Rolling Mill Company (Garmco) management team has devised a new leadership tool following sessions on the differences between leading and managing people during a career development programme that it organised.

The leadership model ‘Pavic’ was based on the concept of planning, organising, staffing, co-ordinating, reporting and budgeting (POSDCORB) as a management tool.

It outlined the key character traits that the company believes are needed to be an effective business leader, said a statement.

Graham Bruce, CEO, said the concept of Pavic would be a superb reminder for the whole team and added: “The team did an amazing job creating this leadership tool, listing all the character-traits they are looking for in themselves and their colleagues; I am proud of them.”

The Pavic Leadership Qualities were defined as:

Provider; Protector; Participator; Positive thinker; Potential sensor; Prioritisor; Puller - not a pusher; People - focused;

Aligner; Activator; Advisor; Adaptor; Adjuster; Assistor; Actor;

Vision-giver; Values-giver; Vitality; Verve; Volunteer; Viewpoints - sharing and stimulating different perspectives; Ventilator - releasing pressures and stresses; Victory - keep an eye on;

Improver; Investigator; Instigator; Integrator; Intelligence, Inspector; Inventor; Innovator; Inspire others;

Communicator; Coach; Co-operator; Creator; Controller; Cultivator; Conqueror; Commander; Concluder; Carer; Chef – putting all the ingredients together to create something wonderful.

Jean Nicolai, SteppingStone Global (SSG) founder and president, said: “The management team got to grips with the difference between managing and leading. Through leading people to work closer together, this team at Garmco are committed to making change work for the company.

“I’m looking forward to seeing the team deliver higher quality leadership through the Garmco ‘Pavic Leadership Model’ created on the Tamkeen-funded Career Development Programme being run for us by SteppingStone Global.” - TradeArabia News Service