| Boisterous, Omnipotent, Self- indulgent
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| | not set the proper environment for
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| Sociopath. Avoid the B.O.S.S. syndrome
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| | success. The leader's intensity, focus,
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| with five leadership principles that
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| | drive and dedication, along with these
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| translate academic leadership theory to
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| | same attributes from the executive staff,
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| real world, 21st century
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| | are the determinants of the level of
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| application.There are many academic
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| | commitment provided by the employees.
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| theories published on leadership. Some of
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| | Commitment won't survive if leadership
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| these theories include:Participative
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| | doesn't exist. The leader must be
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| LeadershipPatricia McLagan & Christo Nel
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| | proactive and publicly demonstrate
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| state that, "leadership is about breaking
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| | leadership, confidence and commitment.If
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| new ground, going beyond the known and
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| | you lead through fear and intimidation
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| creating the future." They talk about new
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| | using the old "Slap and Point"
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| governance requiring effective leadership
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| | methodology, you will have little
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| to create a future. McLagan and Nel
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| | respect; but if you lead with confidence,
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| report that the shift to increased
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| | integrity, commitment and respect, you
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| participation changes their view of
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| | will have little to fear and gain the
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| effective leadership. They believe that
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| | respect necessary to accomplish your
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| leadership, as a concept, is unstable.
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| | vision.#3. You don't have to have all the
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| They also believe that notions of formal
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| | answersA Common Fallacy: Have All The
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| leadership expected from leaders are
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| | AnswersA mistake many leaders make is the
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| confused with notions of the individual
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| | self-imposed responsibility to have all
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| leadership expected from everyone in the
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| | the answers. This is just not accurate.
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| institution.Transformational
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| | It is okay to admit to not having all the
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| LeadershipRichard L. Daft raises the
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| | answers. Good leaders are willing to show
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| question, "What kind of people can lead
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| | their imperfections. Surround yourself
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| an organization through major change?"
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| | with a solid executive team and you don't
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| Daft points out that transformational
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| | need all the answers. No one expects
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| leadership is characterized by the
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| | perfection, just leadership. Being a
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| ability to bring about change through
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| | leader doesn't grant you supreme
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| innovation and creativity. This type of
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| | knowledge.A cosmic truth states: give
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| leader motivates people to not only
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| | before you receive. Being the B.O.S.S. by
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| follow their lead but to believe in the
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| | mandating new rules, stipulations,
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| vision of corporate transformation, the
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| | threats and unreasonable demands does not
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| need for revitalization, to sign on for
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| | promote unity or trust. It is destructive
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| the new vision and help institutionalize
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| | to the kind of attitude required to
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| a new organizational process.Situational
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| | succeed. Employee consideration and input
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| Leadership Theory (SLT)SLT suggests that
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| | is absolutely essential to success. The
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| leaders adjust their styles depending on
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| | company needs employee support, trust and
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| the maturity of their followers,
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| | respect. But, the company must give
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| indicated by their readiness to perform
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| | before they receive. The leader must know
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| in a given situation. Readiness is based
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| | when to lead and when to listen before
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| on both how able and willing people are
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| | acting. It is often surprising how much
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| to perform required tasks. The Heresy
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| | employees can and will contribute if you
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| Blanchard theory developed a model that
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| | give them the opportunity to do so.#4.
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| depicts the different leadership styles
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| | Employees: The Most Precious
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| necessary, ranging from delegating
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| | AssetDeveloping a team is not that
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| (observe and monitor) to participating
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| | difficult if employee development is a
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| (encourage and problem-solve) to selling
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| | priority.Every employee wants to feel
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| (explain and persuade) to telling (guide
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| | that they have a voice and can be heard.
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| and direct).Fiedler's Contingency
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| | They want to know that management knows
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| ModelThe Fiedler leadership model is
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| | they exist and what their contribution
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| similar to SLT because it is based on a
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| | is. They want the satisfaction of doing a
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| match between leadership style and
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| | good job. They want to prove their talent
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| situational demands. However, the
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| | to achieve the desired results. If they
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| similarity ends there as Fiedler's theory
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| | are challenged, they will become self-
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| states that the amount of control a
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| | motivated.People enjoy other people. Most
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| situation allows the leader is a critical
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| | derive satisfaction from interaction with
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| issue in determining the correct style to
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| | their peers. Recognition is icing on the
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| use.Path Goal Leadership Theory
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| | cake. Employees find the social aspect of
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| (PGLT)Robert House advances the PGLT that
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| | the workplace rewarding if the
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| suggests an effective leader is one who
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| | environment is positive and conducive to
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| clarifies paths though which followers
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| | success. Make coming to work enjoyable
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| can achieve both task-related and
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| | for the employees. Create ways to
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| personal goals. Effective leaders help
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| | challenge as well as entertain your
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| employees progress along these paths.
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| | employees. Provide the opportunity for
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| House goes on to identify four leadership
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| | social interaction. There are a number of
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| styles in his theory. They include:1.
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| | ways to do this, from a once a week
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| Directive Leadership: Clarity of
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| | company sponsored lunch to monthly
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| expectations & clear directions2.
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| | breakfast sessions with the president to
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| Supportive Leadership: Making work more
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| | talk about current issues and new
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| pleasant3. Achievement-oriented Lead:
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| | events.Recognition and praise raises
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| Challenges goals, continuous
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| | self-esteem. Positive feedback and ample
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| improvement4. Participative Leadership:
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| | communication allow employees
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| Involving employees in decision
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| | gratification and a newfound confidence
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| makingVroom-Jago Leader-Participation
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| | in the organization. Employees need to
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| ModelThe Vroom-Jago Participation Model
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| | feel some sense of power. Most employees
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| is designed to present a choice on the
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| | derive satisfaction by having an
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| method used based on the nature of the
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| | influence over something or someone.
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| issues at hand. Vroom- Jago developed
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| | Leadership is an inborn trait to some
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| three alternative decision methods:1.
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| | degree in every human being, some more
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| Authority Decision: A decision made by
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| | than others. Allow the employees the
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| leadership & communicated to the
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| | opportunity to demonstrate leadership in
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| employees2. Consultive Decision: A
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| | some form or fashion. Create work teams,
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| decision made by the leader after
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| | committees and projects that motivate by
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| receiving information input and advice
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| | presenting the opportunity to make
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| from employees3. Group decision: A
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| | decisions and be a part of the overall
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| decision made with full employee
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| | process of meeting strategic
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| participationThe key to this style of
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| | objectives.Organizations in the 21st
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| leadership is the ability to recognize
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| | century that dominate market share have
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| which decision model fits each
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| | characteristics that often create a large
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| circumstance. Execution of each method
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| | and incredibly complex set of independent
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| becomes critical to avoid confusion.Just
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| | relationships between highly diverse
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| the review of a few theories reminds us
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| | groups of people. They recognize the
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| of the complexity of leadership. It also
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| | value of their employees. Organizations
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| makes it clear that being in a position
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| | experiencing problems with staffing and
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| of power, does not, in itself, make one
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| | retention may find it isn't due to bad
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| an effective leader. So what happens in
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| | hires or a low unemployment rate. In
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| the real world on a day-to-day basis with
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| | fact, such problems may be related to
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| people in positions of power?People who
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| | poor leadership insight by not
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| attain positions of power, whether it is
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| | recognizing employees as a core
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| C.E.O., Vice President of Sales, C.O.O.,
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| | competency in the business strategy.
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| Sales Manager, Branch Manager or another
| |
| | Although employees may not fit the
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| position of authority, reach these
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| | strictest definition of a core
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| positions for a variety of reasons. The
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| | competency, it is a fact that employees
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| reasons are not always a result of
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| | are the ones responsible for creating
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| competency and hard work; these positions
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| | many of the core competencies. It is an
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| are not always earned. Alternative
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| | indisputable fact that failure to
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| reasons for being promoted to positions
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| | recognize the importance of employee
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| of power include:NepotismPoliticsBeing in
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| | contributions will ultimately lead to
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| the right place at the right timePersonal
| |
| | failure, regardless of your business
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| relationshipsExtraordinary suck-up
| |
| | strategy.#5. EmpowermentAllow the
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| behaviorBeing the tallest in the land of
| |
| | employees to take risks and demonstrate
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| midgetsFailure to recognize the "Peter's
| |
| | initiative.Empowerment is a trait used by
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| Principle" - Promoted beyond the
| |
| | most effective leaders. The rewards of
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| individual's ability to handle the new
| |
| | empowering your employees are far greater
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| responsibilitiesSuccess is defined by the
| |
| | than the risk. Give them some
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| quality of leadership at all levels in
| |
| | independence in choosing their work
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| the organization. Acting like a B.O.S.S.
| |
| | schedules or other factors that won't
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| is not a demonstration of leadership.If a
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| | affect overall objectives. Empowering
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| company is to survive in this century,
| |
| | employees allows them to use their own
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| meeting all the challenges of today's
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| | initiative and creativity to accomplish
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| environment, leadership is critical. It
| |
| | things you never imagined they
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| is especially critical and quite clear
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| | could.Employees must take ownership in
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| that the company must have one leader at
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| | the success of the organization. This
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| the top that will take the responsibility
| |
| | means they must become part of the
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| and accept being held accountable for the
| |
| | strategy employed by the company.
|
| results. This includes the development of
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| | Acknowledge their presence and
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| a team that embraces the concept of
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| | contributions, and praise them at every
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| effective leadership throughout the
| |
| | opportunity. But, be sincere. Jack Welch,
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| organization at all levels. The issue,
| |
| | former CEO of General Electric, had a
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| however, is in the term leadership. This
| |
| | favorite method of sending personal
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| person must be a leader, not a manager,
| |
| | handwritten notes to employees who
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| not a CEO, not a president and not an
| |
| | demonstrated some form of success. The
|
| owner. Oh, he can be called any of these
| |
| | employee issue cannot be emphasized
|
| things too, but first and foremost he
| |
| | enough.Winning organizations continuously
|
| must be a leader that has a vision and a
| |
| | build leaders at every level in their
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| passion to succeed.Employees want to take
| |
| | organization. Leaders who actively
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| pride in their leaders. They are eager to
| |
| | attempt to mentor and build other leaders
|
| give their trust, but demonstrating the
| |
| | gain respect throughout the organization
|
| kind of leadership character that
| |
| | and transfer knowledge, ideas, values and
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| deserves that trust cannot be
| |
| | attitude about success. Effective Leaders
|
| over-emphasized. Don't let your employees
| |
| | demonstrate these attributes:A sense of
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| down. Character is built around a true
| |
| | urgencyProject and articulate the
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| concern for the people within the
| |
| | visionCreate stretch goalsDevelop trust
|
| organization. It is based on fairness and
| |
| | and a spirit of teamworkDevelop realistic
|
| consistency. It is not based on the
| |
| | expectations for successPromote an
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| autocratic authority of the B.O.S.S.
| |
| | environment of success, trust and
|
| syndrome.The effectiveness of a true
| |
| | beliefHonesty-to tell the truth-to do the
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| leader is not measured in terms of the
| |
| | right thing-no hidden agendasIntegrity
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| leadership he or she exercises. It is
| |
| | and respect-responsive-recognizing
|
| measured in the leadership evoked. It is
| |
| | employee value-empowermentPassion -
|
| not measured in terms of power over
| |
| | commitmentMotivate and inspireEffective
|
| subordinates, but in terms of the power
| |
| | leaders must have an edge. They must be
|
| released in subordinates. Leadership is
| |
| | courageous enough to take risk and have
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| not measured in terms of goals and
| |
| | an unrelenting readiness to act.
|
| objectives, but it is measured in terms
| |
| | Popularity is not a requirement, but the
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| of the accomplishment of others as a
| |
| | ability to generate respect from the
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| result of that leadership. Leadership is
| |
| | employees is, without a doubt, one of the
|
| not measured in the decisions made, the
| |
| | most critical attributes. They must be
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| costs cut or the plans made. It is
| |
| | relentless in their efforts, unconcerned
|
| measured in terms of the growth in
| |
| | about personal sacrifice of their time,
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| confidence, sense of responsibility and
| |
| | and willing to go beyond normal
|
| acceptance of accountability by the
| |
| | expectations. Tough decisions are
|
| employees that are a result of that
| |
| | commonplace; uncharted territories will
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| leadership. The final test of a true
| |
| | be the norm. Honesty and impeccable
|
| leader is that they leave behind in
| |
| | character are musts.Leadership is often
|
| others the conviction, ability, eagerness
| |
| | described as the art of getting people to
|
| and will to carry on.There are five
| |
| | accomplish specific objectives. However,
|
| principles that translate academic theory
| |
| | organizations are complex social entities
|
| into real world application in order to
| |
| | with widely distributed responsibilities
|
| guarantee avoidance of the B.O.S.S.
| |
| | and assets. Unilateral action toward
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| syndrome.#1. CommunicateLeadership
| |
| | specific objectives is seldom sufficient
|
| without communication is like a gun
| |
| | in itself to create the kind of success
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| without a bullet. It looks impressive but
| |
| | expected for a company seeking growth and
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| it can't do anything.Next to people,
| |
| | increased market share. Leadership is key
|
| communication is the most critical
| |
| | to harmonizing diverse group interest
|
| element to success, whether the company
| |
| | into a focus-specific mode that supports
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| is in a growth mode or facing challenges
| |
| | the mechanics of execution. Those
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| to maintain market share. Failure to
| |
| | mechanics must include empowerment. The
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| communicate is like a virus that can lead
| |
| | focus is on the way managers orchestrate
|
| to total failure. Communication is
| |
| | activities and events and engage others
|
| essential to developing trust. Trust is
| |
| | in tasks, empowering them so that the
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| necessary to get people to reach down
| |
| | desired results are realized. Action is
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| deep inside and give everything they have
| |
| | key and is implicitly equated to
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| under the most difficult circumstances.
| |
| | professional leadership. This skill is
|
| Trust will allow people to give their
| |
| | subjective and often artistic. It varies
|
| discretionary energy to meet
| |
| | with every situation and every
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| objectives.The reason people follow any
| |
| | individual. Leadership skills can be
|
| leader, especially in the business world,
| |
| | enhanced and fine-tuned but a basic
|
| is due to trust. The only way to develop
| |
| | ingredient of humanistic understanding
|
| trust is through communication - talking
| |
| | must exist to create a platform for
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| to people with respect to gain their
| |
| | leadership development.Leaders get
|
| respect. Respect is a key ingredient in
| |
| | results. They make things happen. They
|
| developing trust. Trust is gained when
| |
| | continually advance a clear agenda, get
|
| people think their employer cares about
| |
| | others to buy in and move the
|
| their welfare and recognizes the role
| |
| | organization to accomplish specific
|
| each plays in creating a profit. People
| |
| | objectives. They are explicit,
|
| have to think that the company not only
| |
| | consistent, concise and sincere. They
|
| cares about their problems, but that the
| |
| | generally have an abundance of charisma
|
| company will make every effort to solve
| |
| | although some leaders gain success with a
|
| them.Leadership and communication are
| |
| | quieter influence. Leaders take charge
|
| intertwined. Together, they help create
| |
| | and are not afraid of responsibility or
|
| solidarity. Solidarity implies a unity
| |
| | risk. Most people want to follow them. A
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| within a group that enables it to
| |
| | good leader develops openness, honesty,
|
| manifest its strength and exert its
| |
| | clarity of purpose and a sincere caring
|
| influence. This is particularly true when
| |
| | for the people they lead. They gain
|
| a business is facing challenges from the
| |
| | commitment and trust by demonstrating
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| competition, the external environment,
| |
| | respect for the individual. They have a
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| changing market conditions, or economic
| |
| | keen sense of understanding. They believe
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| pressures. Unity describes a oneness of
| |
| | in their task, they understand the
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| diverse, individual parts making up the
| |
| | objectives, they communicate clearly and
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| whole. It is an achievement that occurs
| |
| | they honestly project the understanding
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| only with appropriate and precise action
| |
| | that they need the efforts of everyone to
|
| and leadership.Communication is the first
| |
| | succeed.Effective Leaders just don't act
|
| spark in leadership. It will hold the
| |
| | like a B.O.S.S. It's not in their nature.
|
| company together. Nothing else is so
| |
| | Don't be a B.O.S.S. Be a leader. If you
|
| crucial to survival and solidarity. It is
| |
| | would like a checklist on effective
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| especially important that the message is
| |
| | leadership, please email to request a
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| consistent throughout the management
| |
| | copy.Dr. Eric "Rick" Johnson () is the
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| team. No single factor plays a more
| |
| | founder of CEO Strategist LLC. an
|
| precious role in building and preserving
| |
| | experienced based firm specializing in
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| trust amongst the employees than
| |
| | Distribution. CEO Strategist LLC. works
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| communication. It is a make or break
| |
| | in an advisory capacity with distributor
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| issue.Miscommunication, rumors and
| |
| | executives in board representation,
|
| garbled messages cause conflict and
| |
| | executive coaching, team coaching and
|
| distrust. Don't settle for second-rate
| |
| | education and training to make the
|
| communication, it's too critical to
| |
| | changes necessary to create or maintain
|
| success. Avoiding informing all
| |
| | competitive advantage. You can contact
|
| employees, specifically on matters that
| |
| | them by calling 352-750-0868, or visit
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| affect their lives, is like playing with
| |
| | for more information.Rick received an MBA
|
| fire. This kind of action breeds
| |
| | from Keller Graduate School in Chicago,
|
| resentment, distrust and paranoia.#2.
| |
| | Illinois and a Bachelor's degree in
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| Commitment with PassionEmployee
| |
| | Operations Management from Capital
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| commitment will soar if the entire
| |
| | University, Columbus Ohio. Rick recently
|
| executive staff demonstrates a passion
| |
| | completed his dissertation on Strategic
|
| for success. Excitement breeds
| |
| | Leadership and received his Ph.D. He's
|
| excitement. Success breeds success. The
| |
| | also a published book author with four
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| more consuming the desire to succeed, the
| |
| | titles to his credit: "The Toolkit for
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| more leadership is demonstrated, and this
| |
| | Improved Business Performance in
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| draws support from the employees. The
| |
| | Wholesale Distribution," the NWFA & NAFCD
|
| President, as the leader of the executive
| |
| | "Roadmap", Lone Wolf-Lead Wolf-The
|
| staff, sets the stage. Other managers
| |
| | Evolution of Sales" and a fiction novel
|
| throughout the organization must follow
| |
| | about teenagers called "Shattered
|
| suit. If the company fails to meet its
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| | Innocence.
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| objectives, chances are the leader did
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