Eaton Leader Profile
What an Eaton Leader Does…
Capabilities Behaviors
Thinks & Acts A Leader of People:
Strategically •  Grows the business and outperforms our markets
• Understands the competitive landscape, future technology and
trends, and can translate them into breakthrough strategies
•  Lays out a compelling vision of the future
• Builds strong customer relationships and anticipates/delivers
customer centric solutions
•  Makes high quality decisions
Builds A Leader of People:
Organizational • Attracts and selects the talent needed to meet current and future
Capabilities business needs
• Acts as a coach and motivator to help employees develop and meet
their career goals
• Builds a pipeline of high performing, diverse teams that apply their
skills and different perspectives
• Develops followership with subordinates and peers
•  Inspires others to connect with the vision
• Hires for passion and not just for skills and experience
• Fosters an environment where employees feel empowered to
experiment, innovate and make decisions
Gets Results (Same for both leaders of people and professionals)
• Consistently achieves results, even under adverse circumstances,
through self and/or others
• E mbraces, leverages and teaches the Eaton Business System
• Creates and fosters a climate of safety, learning, and
continuous improvement
Enables (Same for both leaders of people and professionals)
Digital Mindset •  Continuously builds digital skills to simplify work processes
•  Uses digital technology and processes for creative problem solving
•  Leverages data to create new insights and make better decisions
How we do it… (Same for both leaders of people and professionals)
Passionate We care deeply about what we do. Transparent
We set high expectations and we perform.
• Pursues everything with the drive to accomplish
objectives; is proactive
• Conveys optimism about the future and its possibilities
• Believes strongly, cares deeply, and communicates
how he/she feels
• Translates passion into emotional connectivity that
drives and inspires others
Accountable We seek responsibility and take ownership. Learner
We do what we say.
• Takes personal responsibility for decisions, actions
and failures
• Makes and keeps commitments by holding self and
others accountable
• Sets expectations high and galvanizes the organization
to achieve them
• E mpowers decision making and execution
Efficient We value speed and simplicity. Ethical
• Eliminates waste at every opportunity
• Treats time as a scarce resource and invests
in it prudently
• Effectively prioritizes and acts with speed and focus
• Has the courage to push for and accept ideas to do
things better and faster
A Professional:
•  Applies expertise to advance the goals of the business
• Builds strong customer relationships and anticipates/delivers
customer centric solutions
• Evaluates various aspects of information to draw appropriate
conclusions in a timely fashion
A Professional:
•  Takes initiative to develop both personally and professionally
• Develops and delivers appropriate communications to ensure
audience understanding
• Builds partnerships and works collaboratively to deliver on
organizational priorities
•  Plays to win and sets ambitious targets; takes risks
• Challenges the status quo; experiments with new approaches;
is innovative
• Promotes teamwork and works across organizational boundaries
to deliver results
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Utilizes digital tools and forums to drive hyper-collaboration
•  Uses the digitalization of data to improve speed and effectiveness
We say what we think.
We make it okay to disagree.
• Fosters an open and trusting environment, treats others
with respect
• Communicates openly about decisions and the basis for
those decisions
• Encourages candid, non-political dialogue and feedback
• Shares information about successes and failures in a
timely fashion
• Receives difficult information professionally without
assigning blame
We are curious, adaptable and willing to teach what
we know.
• Displays a self-awareness of behavior and its impact
on others
• Actively seeks new ways to grow and be challenged
• L earns quickly when facing new situations
• V iews mistakes as opportunities to learn; seeks
feedback and asks for help
• Is adaptable and open to new ways of operating;
embraces change
• Solicits input from employees who may have
different perspectives
We play by the rules and act with integrity.
We are proud of our actions.
• Creates an atmosphere that encourages employees to
speak up about ethics concerns
• Is a role model for honesty, integrity, and ethical
decision making in all circumstances
• Holds himself/herself and others accountable for
demonstrating ethical behavior
•  Establishes and reinforces clear expectations for integrity
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