Is leadership the new business buzzword? I certainly see it overused and used out of context in the government sector, but what about private enterprise? This is where I actually see leadership applied in the workplace.
I am now getting to use my business skills learnt in university in the workplace. So ok, when you are in a leadership team, what does this really mean, what does this entail? Management was once the domain of getting work done through others, is this now leadership?
I prefer a situational leadership model and without reciting the Hersey-Blanchard model too much, a directing, coaching, supporting and delegating range of situations is the most effective method based on both workplace conditions and personnel.
I certainly believe values plays a major factor in not only leadership decisions but the influence factor of leadership. Motivation is certainly a major sub-skill of the provision of leadership along with providing direction, this requires role model behaviour.
So, as part of a leadership group we are supposed to achieve outcomes through others in a similar manner to what management was. To my way of thinking, management is concerned with measurement and leadership is getting the job done efficiently and effectively.
As a leadership group, our job is to implement the vision as defined by senior leadership. The role of the leadership group is not purely implementation, ideas are developed within the team and turned into policies that benefit the entire workforce. Yeah, I am happy to be a member of a high performance leadership team.
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