March 2006
My Top 10 Practices for Leading and Motivating a Workforce
When I was asked by Evaluation
Engineering* if I would like to
write an article about how to
best lead and motivate a large
and diverse workforce, I humbly
accepted the assignment. By
sharing my own leadership style,
I hope to provide other global
managers with practical wisdom
and ideas that they can use to
increase their effectiveness.
Before we delve into my specific
tips for leading and motivating
employees, I want to take a
moment to acknowledge the
incredible leadership and cultural
legacy of the HP Way and the
many great leaders who created
and perpetuated it. It shaped my
own leadership style and taught
me much of what I know about
how to manage others today. It is
really this legacy that is reflected
here, as interpreted by my own
management experience over the
course of 30+ years.
Jack P. Trautman, President, Automated Test Group and Senior Vice President, Agilent Technologies, Loveland, CO, USA
