Milliken Leadership Model
Milliken Leadership Model
Our leadership model aligns us to achieve our 2025 Goals and beyond
We’ve refined our common leadership language around the Milliken Leadership Model (MLM), composed of three core components:
- At the center is a leader’s ability to deliver results for all stakeholders. This includes financial results for shareholders, as well as supporting the interests of Milliken associates, our communities, and our partners. Leaders recognize, understand, and deliver on this wide range of stakeholder interests.
- The foundation is healthy management practices—connecting with associates, communicating company values, driving individual performance, building strong teams, and developing associates for future growth.
- The third part core component is growth leadership. A leader must have the ability to develop strategies, innovate, take informed risks, and drive initiatives forward to results.
A company’s leaders are typically a collection of individuals from a variety of professional backgrounds who have been influenced by different corporate cultures. A common leadership definition, language, and expectations help align our leaders and aid in collaborating and working across organizational lines. Most complex initiatives require leaders across an organization to work together towards a common goal.
MLM is all about broadening leaders’ perspectives and helping them see the big picture. People management, innovation, team development, strategy, and execution are all essential to leading with purpose at Milliken.
The strength of our collective leadership capabilities is critical to delivering our long-term strategic plan and growth aspirations. MLM serves as a foundation for building our leadership skill set and directly supporting our progress towards our 2025 strategic goals—and beyond.
Organizations have obligations that go beyond profitability. They should be good corporate citizens and add value to the communities where they operate, and they must support the well-being and professional development of their employees. Recognizing this mandate and taking steps towards these broader responsibilities support the long-term success of any enterprise.