3. Summary: Leadership (continued)
Leadership versus Management (continued)
The new world of knowledge workers, global operations, constant change, matrix organizations, flat management structures, and technology requires a new focus on leadership processes
Most definitions of leadership versus management are incomplete
- Covey: Leadership defines the right building and management is about climbing the ladder against it
- Bennis: Leadership is about doing the right things and management is about doing things right
- Kotter: Leadership is about change and management is about complexity
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Effective executives are neither leaders nor managers; they execute leadership and management tools effectively
Keys to Effective Leadership
Being prepared: Developing your competence and credibility and also evaluating and planning for specific situations
Knowing your self: your values, attitudes, preferences, attributes, goals
Managing your self effectively: act with integrity, be proactive, put yourself in the right situations, focus on important values, make good use of time
Having a full “tool kit” of theories, principles and models to apply to specific situations: MBTI, Covey, motivation, negotiation, conflict resolution, communications, Situational Leadership, DePree, etc.
Skillful and creative problem definition and solution evaluation for important, complex issues
“Conscious competence”: being able to select the right tools (and know which ones have a credible research foundation and which ones require your personal validation)
Implementing them effectively: What is the process? Where do you start? What do you say to whom? When? How?
Always being true to yourself and acting in an ethical manner