Five ways to build leadership capacity 1. Build skills to execute strategy 2. Tap the power of group learning 3. Invest in high potential individuals 4. Optimise career enhancing opportunities 5. Promote leaders as coaches … [Read more...] about Five ways to build leadership capacity
Training Definition
A great definition of training:“Training is concerned with providing an individual with the opportunity to learn what s/he needs to in order to do their job more effectively”Source: Megginson and PedlerTAGS: tips, learning, adult … [Read more...] about Training Definition
Who owes what to who…?
What number one owes number two • Communication • Clear decision rights • A lock on the back door • A shared spotlight What number two owes number one • True respect • An ego in check • An eye for execution • Coaching and co-ordination skills Bennett and Miller … [Read more...] about Who owes what to who…?
Nine problems with conventional training
Practice does not make perfect Tenure does not guaranty competence Experience can be a poor teacher Learning by mistakes is a waste of time Trial and error learning is inefficient Systems can’t change people Bosses are often poor models Self study isn’t enough Training alone will not produce behaviour changeSource: William ByhamTAGS: tips, learning, adult … [Read more...] about Nine problems with conventional training
Four types of leadership learning
Four types of leadership learning1. Inviting 2. Interpreting 3. Integrating 4. Institutionalising … [Read more...] about Four types of leadership learning
Four ways leaders create change that sticks
Four ways leaders create change that sticks 1. Builds a collaborative environment 2. Insists on a culture of personal accountability 3. Demands focus on critical issues and processes 4. Develops ad implements robust processes Malone … [Read more...] about Four ways leaders create change that sticks
Eight orientations of leadership in innovation
Eight orientations of leadership in innovation 1. Sustainer 2. Dreamer 3. Challenger 4. Innovator 5. Planner 6. Modifier 7. Synthesiser 8. Practicalizer Byrd & Brown … [Read more...] about Eight orientations of leadership in innovation
Eight attributes of leadership
Eight attributes of leadership 1. Patience, showing self control 2. Kind, giving attention, appreciation, encouragement 3. Humble, authentic without pretence or arrogance 4. Respectful, treating others as important people 5. Selfless, meeting the needs of others 6. Forgiving, not resenting when wronged 7. Honest, being free from deception 8. Committed, sticking to your choices James Hunter … [Read more...] about Eight attributes of leadership
Seven things the best leaders do…
Seven things the best leaders do... 1. See what the specific situation needs 2. Have a clear and powerful vision and purpose that guides them 3. Use knowledge (theirs’ and others’) as it is needed to deal with a situation’ 4. Are sensitive to, and able to appropriately and differently to their followers 5. Influence followers to work towards higher level values and goals 6. Have emotional intelligence - an ability to know and utilise appropriately their own feelings and those of others 7. … [Read more...] about Seven things the best leaders do…
Six reasons for leadership failure
Six reasons for leadership failure 1. A shift in focus and loss of control 2. Poor communication 3. Risk aversion 4. Slip of ethics 5. Poor self-management 6. Loss of passion and belief Mark Sanborn … [Read more...] about Six reasons for leadership failure
Six ‘C’s of leadership
Six ‘C's of leadership Leaders need: Clarity Consistency Connectivity Leadership competencies must be: Complicated, but organised Conceptual, but real Current, up to date and ready for use Douglas Ready … [Read more...] about Six ‘C’s of leadership
Six abilities a leader needs
Six abilities a leader needs 1. Manage themselves and be a role model 2. Create and lead the vision 3. Get things done with less resource 4. Work constructively with others 5. Manage constituencies effectively 6. Get results swiftly Eichinger and Lominger … [Read more...] about Six abilities a leader needs
Five ways leaders impress people
Five ways leaders impress people Seeking understanding and maintaining curiosity Using help and showing humility Having a sense of perspective and balance to life Showing generosity and giving credit Winning wars not ‘just’ battlesPatricia Wallington … [Read more...] about Five ways leaders impress people
Four factors which make it difficult to be an empowering leader
Four factors which make it difficult to be an empowering leader1. Not enough heart2. Over-evaluation3. Misunderstanding4. Faulty implementationAnn Howard … [Read more...] about Four factors which make it difficult to be an empowering leader
Four important questions for leaders
Four questions for leaders 1. How do you learn? 2. Do you face reality? 3. Do you watch and listen? 4. Are you willing to improve? Tichy and Bennis … [Read more...] about Four important questions for leaders
Accelerate learning by making it fun
The only real effective way to accelerate learning, assuming good instructional design, is to ensure the people learning have fun. Fun as THEY define fun, not as the trainer/ facilitator defines it! … [Read more...] about Accelerate learning by making it fun
Leaders – show what good looks like
As a leader we need to be able to show our people what success looks like, this means going there first … [Read more...] about Leaders – show what good looks like
Communicate until you are bored with the message
If a message is to be understood, especially if new, we need to repeat, repeat, repeat … [Read more...] about Communicate until you are bored with the message
Communicate, communicate, communicate all change information
Communicate all change informationCommunicate until you are bored with the message, only then it will start to be understood by people.Easy to say, but this is still one of the biggest errors made during change project. the failure to communicate enough. Often project leads will think they have communicated a lot. Employees will claim they have not been communicated to at all.there is only one solution.Communicate, communicate, communicate. Tell them until you get … [Read more...] about Communicate, communicate, communicate all change information
