Every time i thought how a leader should be there were various thoughts and models too in front of me ....but then its not the same all the time......hence would like to share an awesome read over Leadership and whats strong leadership >>> hope you appreciate this friends >>> this would motivate you as well.....Specially if a leader is planning for a change then how and what should be done can be learnt from the following :-
Strong leadership establishes and maintains direction throughout a program of change. Unfortunately, many organisations appear to think that “good leadership” is in some way different from “strong leadership”. There may be a tendency to think that “inclusiveness” is the key to good leadership and then to apply a concept of such inclusion that substitutes discussion and seeking consensus for decisiveness, thought leadership and determination.
Good, strong leadership in reality is usually just what it says, leading thought and decision making with determination and resolve. “Collaboration” is very important in terms of helping to gain buy in and support for a change program, and involving as many people as possible in the process can have significant benefits in helping to ensure that the change has the greatest chance of long term, sustainable success in practice.
“Getting out there” into the business and engaging with people will be a huge contributor to the success of any change program. However, collaboration should not become the excuse for indecisiveness, weakness and delay. To be clear, you will never be able to persuade everyone up front that a proposed change is the right course of action.
That does not mean to say that you should not try to bring as many people along from the start but if you look for 100% agreement, especially from across management, then you will definitely be disappointed. Once a decision to move has been made then of course you should continue to work to persuade the naysayers, but if you try to gets everyone’s “sign off” before making the firm decision to commit then you are unlikely to ever move beyond simply talking. Action requires decisiveness and actually doing something.
Strong leadership establishes and maintains direction throughout a program of change. Unfortunately, many organisations appear to think that “good leadership” is in some way different from “strong leadership”. There may be a tendency to think that “inclusiveness” is the key to good leadership and then to apply a concept of such inclusion that substitutes discussion and seeking consensus for decisiveness, thought leadership and determination.
Good, strong leadership in reality is usually just what it says, leading thought and decision making with determination and resolve. “Collaboration” is very important in terms of helping to gain buy in and support for a change program, and involving as many people as possible in the process can have significant benefits in helping to ensure that the change has the greatest chance of long term, sustainable success in practice.
“Getting out there” into the business and engaging with people will be a huge contributor to the success of any change program. However, collaboration should not become the excuse for indecisiveness, weakness and delay. To be clear, you will never be able to persuade everyone up front that a proposed change is the right course of action.
That does not mean to say that you should not try to bring as many people along from the start but if you look for 100% agreement, especially from across management, then you will definitely be disappointed. Once a decision to move has been made then of course you should continue to work to persuade the naysayers, but if you try to gets everyone’s “sign off” before making the firm decision to commit then you are unlikely to ever move beyond simply talking. Action requires decisiveness and actually doing something.
