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Does your leadership make it hard for your organization to grow

Explore whether your leadership hinders organizational growth. Learn how to identify and address leadership challenges for success.

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Does your leadership make it hard for your organization to grow

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  1. Doesyourleadershipmakeithardfor yourorganizationtogrow? Leadershipcapacityisn'tjustaboutgettingbetteratskills;it'salsoabout success,growth,transformation,andchange.Sothatwecantalkaboutit inthisrunofarticles,let'ssayitmeans: "LeadershipCapacityistheskilfuluseofleadershiptraitstohelp ourselves,ourcoworkers,andour organizationgrowandimprove." Greatleadersnotonlyknowhowtomotivateandengagetheirteamsto getthebestresults,buttheyalsoknowthatthenextgenerationof leadersneedstobetrainedinhowtoworkjointly. Leadershipiswhatsetsthestageforsuccess. Companiesthatdowelldon'tgetthatwaybychance.Theyhappenwhen peoplelearnhowtobegoodleadersandareawareofandreadytotake thestepsneededtofindinternaltalentandhelpitgrowintotheleadersoftomorrow. Leadershipsetsthestageforsuccessinthreeimportantways: Setsupamethodforinternaldevelopment:Strongleadersdevelop leadersatalllevelsoftheirbusiness,justlikeagreatsportsdynastywith adeeppooloftalentonits"farmteams."Whenleadershipskillsarebuiltupatalllevelsofanorganization,it providesapipelineof future leaderswhoarereadyto moveupandtakeon newchallenges.Thiskeepstheorganizationfromhavingaleadershipgapinthefuture. Internalleadershipskillsalsocreateawealthofnewandinnovative ideaswithinthecompanythatmanagementcanusetoplanforthefuture of thebusiness. Companiesthatinvestinleadershipgrowthareintheminority.This givesthemacompetitiveedge.Organizationsandtheirleadersget

  2. caughtupintheday-to-dayoperationsofthebusiness,whicharethe mostimportantproblemsthatdriveshort-termresults.Theydon'tput timeintothefuturebecausethereturnoninvestmentisn'tasclear.When thishappens,gapsinleadershiptransitiontendtohurtthelong-term strategyandgrowthpotential.Supposeyourorganizationisoneofthe fewthatconsistentlycommitstodevelopinginternalleadershipcapacity andisalwaysmakingfutureleaders.Inthatcase,youwillhavean advantageovercompetitors,notonlybecauseideasandinnovative thinkingarealwaysbeingrefreshedbutalsobecauseyoucanattractthe bestnewtalenttobecomefutureleaders. Encouragesinnovation:Leadersatthetopoftheorganizationshould gatherinformationfromallovertheorganizationonpurpose.Toalways growandkeepyourideasfresh,youneedleadersatalllevelsofyour organizationwhocanlookatactivitiesandgivehonestfeedbackbased on theorganization'sgoalsandvalues.Whenemployeesaregivenmore responsibilitiesandthepowertomakedecisions,itgivesthemachance to growasemployees,improvetheirskills,andbroadentheirabilities. Thiscanleadtonewideas,perspectives,andwaysofdoingthingsthat helptheorganization. Leadershipmakesiteasierforyoutogrow. Leadershiphasadirecteffectonhowwellyourbusinessgrows.Alotof attentionispaidtotheleadersatthetopofacompany,buttheleadersin themiddleandatthefrontlinearetheoneswhohavethemostdirect effectongrowth. Nomatterwhereyourorganizationiswithitsleadershipdevelopment, herearefourimportantthingstoconsiderwhenevaluatingitsoverall leadershipabilityandculture. Setacleargoalandtellpeopleaboutit.Strongleadersshareavision thatinspiresanddrawsinpeoplewhosharetheirbeliefsandvalues.A cleardirectionensuresthattherightpeople,tools,andinfrastructureare inplacetomovethegrowthprocessforward.Aclearpathalsogives

  3. leadersawaytomeasuretheirchoices,strategies,andplansfor the future.Asharedcleardirectionisalsoagreatwaytobringinothertop performers. Definegoalsandobjectives.Whenleadersclearlylayoutthegoalsand objectivesforthebusinessasawholebutforeachdepartment,project, andemployee,it'seasierforpeopletoworktowardthoseresults. Everyonein thecompanyneedsto knowwhatsuccesslookslike.When leaderstelltheirpeoplewhatneedsto bedone,theyarelikelierto getthe desiredresults. Setstandardsforhowpeopleshouldact.Resultsareimportantbut can hurtthecompanyifthe"how"isunclear.Greatleadersknowthat showingothershowtoactisthefirststeptobeingaleader.However, beingaleadermeansmorethanjustleadingbyexample.Leadersneed tobuildaworkenvironmentthatencouragesandrewardstheright behaviourandresults. Integratecontinuousimprovementintoyourculture.Manybusinessesdo wellwiththefirstthreeelementsbutmustcatchupwiththefourth,whichisthemostimportant.Thiscanonlyhappenifeveryoneis committedtobuildingtheirleadershipskillsandhelpingthe organizationgrowandchangebasedonpeoplefromalloverthe organizationwhoarewillingtosharetheirideas. Supposeanorganizationonlyhasdirection,goals,andbehaviours withouttheconstant,positivetensionofpersonalcontributionand growth.Inthatcase,seniorleadersshouldtakeadvantageofthewealth ofideasfromlessseniorleaders.Asaresult,thefarmsystemneedsto beimproved,andtheflowofnewideasisstopped. Tomorrow,whatcanleadersdo? Oneofyourmaingoalsshouldbetoimproveyourabilitytolead.You needtoworkonyourleadershipskillstohelpyourselforyourcompany changeandgrow.

  4. Leadershipaffectssuccess,andgrowthdependsonhowwellthingsare done.Peoplecanonlygrowiftheydotheirjobs.People,teams,and groupsdobetterwhentheirleadersaregoodatwhattheydo.When leadershipispresentatalllevels,itspeedsupbusinessresultsandmakes changeandgrowthpossible. Thinkaboutthisinformationandhowitcanhelpyouasabossandyour business.Thinkabouthowyoulead nowandhowyoucanmakeyourselfabetterleaderandbringaboutchangeinyourbusiness,evenif youhaveto startatthebottom.

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