Leadership
There is an over abundance of managers and a huge lack of leaders.
This situation clearly has a negative impact on an organization’s
ability to grow and compete.
A leader combines the vision and curiosity of a dreamer with the
practical engineering of a builder. A leader is goal directed, looking
forward with anticipation toward the attainment of measurable
outcome goals. A leader is a person who sets goals and achieves
results. Goals give an effective leader meaning and purpose, and
serve as a continuous source of motivation in pursuit of
organizational and individual success.
While many books have been written about leadership, it remains,
for many a misunderstood and elusive quality. The capacity for
leadership exists in everyone, but most people never take the time to
develop it. Leadership is determination, courage, confidence, and the
ability to get results!
Positive leadership assumes that goals can be accomplished, the job
can be done, the problem can be solved, and the obstacles will be
overcome. A leader creates his or her own future and drives the
future success of an organization.
The Process
This Leadership Development process is a structured, open-ended
pragmatic approach to leadership growth. It is a process designed to
help individuals develop the attitudes, skills, and qualities necessary
for personal and organizational leadership.
Three Esential Elements
Attitude Development
Attitudes are the basis of all behavior;
therefore, in order to develop or enhance leadership behavior, it is
essential that we begin by developing positive, success-oriented
attitudes.
Interpersonal Skills
Much of what a leader is involved in and
therefore accomplishes involves other people. To be effective in this
continuous challenge it is important to learn, understand, and use
interpersonal skills effectively.
Goal Setting
Leadership, among other things, is the process of
providing organizational direction and accomplishing necessary
objectives. The goal accomplishment model provides the tools and
process necessary to achieve more goals, more often, in order to
maximize results and outcomes.
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