How Do I Improve Leadership?
Here's the problem you want to solve...
getting others to do the job that you want them to do when you aren't watching them.
Great leaders understand that argument and don't waste time attempting to intimidate or motivate by fear to obtain results through others.
Nobody can do the job alone.
True leaders have learned that 2 people rowing the boat are better than one.
The art of leadership is learned, we are not born to be successful leaders.
It is true that some persons in authority will demonstrate results to their superiors, for a while.
Typically, those types of bosses are not really leaders in that they neither inspire others, nor have the respect of their followers.
In fact, most of their employees stay on just to watch the train wreck that is inevitable.
If you are serious about improving your leadership talents, you will have to work on it.
High schools and universities don't teach decision-making, goal setting or how to manage a business.
Just look at your dentist, attorney, doctor or your own boss for proof.
Institutions of higher learning are designed for the technical skills and specific training needed to practice a profession.
Then reality hits them in the face when they actually start to work in the real world.
What you want is to partner with an experienced leader that will work with you on a professional developmental process that covers the many aspects of leadership and lets you grow and learn at a pace with which you are comfortable.
Executive coaching is such a process and you shouldn't have to look far for a qualified coach.
Most of the clients I have worked with were lacking time management skills, did not know how to delegate, had never used goal setting as an accountability tool, and lacked empathy for their employees.
Reading is helpful; however, it's not always relevant to your needs.
On Amazon there over 18,000 books with the subject "leadership" in the title.
That's overwhelming.
Find a mentor.
Someone you respect and admire for their leadership talents and advice.
Ask them out for lunch and see if they would be willing to assist you in your professional growth and be a sounding board on tough issues as you journey along the path of leadership.
That may be a former employer or a successful executive in another industry.
Numerous organizations offer assistance for continuing education.
Ask your HR department what they recommend and will help with.
Ask if an executive coach and the developmental process they will facilitate is a covered expense.
Executive coaching is all over the chart in terms of cost; however, it has been reported that the return on investment for executive coaching is 5 to 8 times the amount you paid.
It is up to you to make yourself employable and learn the contemporary skills needed in today's world to be a successful leader.
The talents you need are learned and the sooner you get started, the more improved the chances are that you will be successful.
getting others to do the job that you want them to do when you aren't watching them.
Great leaders understand that argument and don't waste time attempting to intimidate or motivate by fear to obtain results through others.
Nobody can do the job alone.
True leaders have learned that 2 people rowing the boat are better than one.
The art of leadership is learned, we are not born to be successful leaders.
It is true that some persons in authority will demonstrate results to their superiors, for a while.
Typically, those types of bosses are not really leaders in that they neither inspire others, nor have the respect of their followers.
In fact, most of their employees stay on just to watch the train wreck that is inevitable.
If you are serious about improving your leadership talents, you will have to work on it.
High schools and universities don't teach decision-making, goal setting or how to manage a business.
Just look at your dentist, attorney, doctor or your own boss for proof.
Institutions of higher learning are designed for the technical skills and specific training needed to practice a profession.
Then reality hits them in the face when they actually start to work in the real world.
What you want is to partner with an experienced leader that will work with you on a professional developmental process that covers the many aspects of leadership and lets you grow and learn at a pace with which you are comfortable.
Executive coaching is such a process and you shouldn't have to look far for a qualified coach.
Most of the clients I have worked with were lacking time management skills, did not know how to delegate, had never used goal setting as an accountability tool, and lacked empathy for their employees.
Reading is helpful; however, it's not always relevant to your needs.
On Amazon there over 18,000 books with the subject "leadership" in the title.
That's overwhelming.
Find a mentor.
Someone you respect and admire for their leadership talents and advice.
Ask them out for lunch and see if they would be willing to assist you in your professional growth and be a sounding board on tough issues as you journey along the path of leadership.
That may be a former employer or a successful executive in another industry.
Numerous organizations offer assistance for continuing education.
Ask your HR department what they recommend and will help with.
Ask if an executive coach and the developmental process they will facilitate is a covered expense.
Executive coaching is all over the chart in terms of cost; however, it has been reported that the return on investment for executive coaching is 5 to 8 times the amount you paid.
It is up to you to make yourself employable and learn the contemporary skills needed in today's world to be a successful leader.
The talents you need are learned and the sooner you get started, the more improved the chances are that you will be successful.
