Effective organizations need effective leaders.
Many organizations recruit leaders from the outside.
But the best organizations understand that remaining competitive requires developing leadership capacity as a core business function.
Yet, despite organizations spending billions of dollars on leadership development every year, few can come to a shared understanding of what leadership and leadership development are or how to measure them.
Typically, the process might start with a skills assessment.
Which leads to the question, what leadership skills are needed today?
May I propose the following?
1) Model the way - clarify values and set the example by reflecting on action, acquiring your own voice, and personifying and affirming shared values.
2) Inspire a unified vision - Perceive the future by way of envisioning potential possibilities, identifying a common objective, and recruiting individuals by using shared ideals.
3) Challenge the process - look for opportunities and be risk-inclined through creating small wins, utilizing outsight, taking advantage of initiatives, and learning from your own experience.
4) Enable others to act - foster the strengthening and collaboration of others by generating a trust climate, improving self-determination, facilitating relationships, and creating confidence and competencies in your people.
5) Encourage the heart - acknowledge contributions and honor victories and individual value by expecting a high standard of work, personalizing employee recognition, developing a culture of community, and being personally involved.
What would you add?
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