Leadership by Example
Leadership by Example
STOP...Close your door, set all of your papers aside, do not answer the phone and take some reflective time out.
Think about your answers to the following questions.
• What “leadership philosophy” am I communicating at my staff meetings?
• With regard to “people leadership” do I clearly and constantly communicate what I expect of my senior executive team or my department?
• With regard to “business leadership” do I clearly and constantly communicate what I expect of my senior executive team or my department?
• What leadership tone and corporate culture do I expect my executive/management team to set...and model...and are they?
• What “specific leadership message” do I want them to communicate to those they directly lead and on down the line throughout the organization?
• Do I use/discuss the contents of leadership books and articles with my staff?
• What degree of tolerance do I and my staff have for those who don’t practice solid leadership, grow the corporate talent...and live the corporate culture?
• With regard to modeling the corporate culture...At the senior level does my staff demonstrate customer value focus (internally as well as externally)? Do they unleash employee potential? Do they challenge the status quo and allow others to do the same? Do they ensure inspired leadership? Do they encourage diversity, especially diversity of thought? Do they practice and instill excellence everywhere? Are they committed to teamwork when it is needed?
The reason I ask these questions is that quite often the subjects of leadership and corporate culture are not fully engaged at the senior level. Many people in supervisory roles get so involved in day-to-day tactics that they miss almost completely the impact their role as a leader has on “all” the individuals they are charged to lead.
I believe most leadership books provide solid roadmaps for going from good to great and orchestrating good leadership principles. But a book alone does not make people change. It takes key individuals in leadership positions to truly engage in the process of bringing about change and ethically leading organizations in today’s chaotic environment. To be most successful, leadership can not be treated simply as a role you play or as a program for middle management, but rather it must be viewed at all levels as a way of “being a leader.” This “soft stuff” is hard work, but as a leader you already knew that.
Now that you have taken the time to think about “Leadership by Example” take the time to write down in concrete terms some of the things you will specifically do to model the way for those you lead. The shadow you cast can be seen and felt by everyone with whom you come in contact!
As a leader model the way...Action Beats Brilliance!
Leadership by Example - To learn more about this author, visit Roger Ingbretsen's Website.
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As a “KEY LEADER” you have a very powerful influence on both the leadership style and culture of the organization.
STOP...Close your door, set all of your papers aside, do not answer the phone and take some reflective time out.
Think about your answers to the following questions.
• What “leadership philosophy” am I communicating at my staff meetings?
• With regard to “people leadership” do I clearly and constantly communicate what I expect of my senior executive team or my department?
• With regard to “business leadership” do I clearly and constantly communicate what I expect of my senior executive team or my department?
• What leadership tone and corporate culture do I expect my executive/management team to set...and model...and are they?
• What “specific leadership message” do I want them to communicate to those they directly lead and on down the line throughout the organization?
• Do I use/discuss the contents of leadership books and articles with my staff?
• What degree of tolerance do I and my staff have for those who don’t practice solid leadership, grow the corporate talent...and live the corporate culture?
• With regard to modeling the corporate culture...At the senior level does my staff demonstrate customer value focus (internally as well as externally)? Do they unleash employee potential? Do they challenge the status quo and allow others to do the same? Do they ensure inspired leadership? Do they encourage diversity, especially diversity of thought? Do they practice and instill excellence everywhere? Are they committed to teamwork when it is needed?
The reason I ask these questions is that quite often the subjects of leadership and corporate culture are not fully engaged at the senior level. Many people in supervisory roles get so involved in day-to-day tactics that they miss almost completely the impact their role as a leader has on “all” the individuals they are charged to lead.
I believe most leadership books provide solid roadmaps for going from good to great and orchestrating good leadership principles. But a book alone does not make people change. It takes key individuals in leadership positions to truly engage in the process of bringing about change and ethically leading organizations in today’s chaotic environment. To be most successful, leadership can not be treated simply as a role you play or as a program for middle management, but rather it must be viewed at all levels as a way of “being a leader.” This “soft stuff” is hard work, but as a leader you already knew that.
Now that you have taken the time to think about “Leadership by Example” take the time to write down in concrete terms some of the things you will specifically do to model the way for those you lead. The shadow you cast can be seen and felt by everyone with whom you come in contact!
As a leader model the way...Action Beats Brilliance!
Leadership by Example - To learn more about this author, visit Roger Ingbretsen's Website.
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Dianne CramptonDianne Crampton is an executive leadership coach, team culture consultant, author and president of TIGERS Success Series, Inc. Dianne has been helping CEO's and Executives connect their employees to their core values and goals for over 20 years using the trademarked TIGERS team culture process, which stands for trust, interdependence, genuineness, empathy, risk and success. To download a free white paper on behaviors that build strong teams and behaviors that will predictably tear them down go here. Dianne's contribution to the 2010 Pfeiffer Consulting Journal (an imprint of John Wiley and Sons Publishers) entitled TIGERS Hearted Teams is available in November 2009. Her new book TIGERS Among Us: 5 Winning Business Team Cultures And Why, Three Creeks Publishing will release in March 2010. To receive publishing discounts, subscribe to the free TigerTracks Newsletter here. - Visit Dianne Crampton's Website |
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