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Leadership and Employee Engagement. B Ashok Reddy. Who is a leader? In the organisational context, Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate , and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members.
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Leadership and Employee Engagement B Ashok Reddy
Who is a leader?In the organisational context, Leadership is the ability of an individual to influence, motivate, and enable others to contribute toward the effectiveness and success of the organizations of which they are members.
Creating an “engaged”* workforce requires ‘effective leadership’ to help associates realize their full potential and value . Why?Because leaders give clear goals & objectives and direction.Employees perform well when they have clear goals and know how to reach there.*An engaged employee is someone who is motivated, finds personal worth in his work and committed to the accomplishment of goals. He considers his contribution to the organization as essential to achieving organizational goals.
Important traits of a leader are:Coaching for results: guiding how to get thereDriving performance:Acting as a catalyst:Lead by Example: Walk the talkGood communicator:Leaders become role models by holding both their direct reports and themselves responsible for delivering results.
Some more traits:Allows the needs of the team to coincide with the needs of the organization. Rewards good behavior.Develops moral and spiritual state of the person.Allows the team to be part of the planning and problem solving process. Looks out for his team. Keeps them informed. Makes their jobs challenging, exciting, and meaningful.Counsels people who behave in a way that is counter to the Company's goals.
Job of a leader:To ensure and maintain employee engagement, leaders must know what factors influence an employee’s sense of involvement, motivation and commitment to their job and to the organization.
Standardized Employee Engagement survey instruments are available that can help leaders identify and understand organizational and individual factors that influence an employee’s level of engagement.Information obtained from employee engagement measures can guide leaders on how to manage an employee’s performance ensuring his growth, commitment and productivity in the organization.
Leadership skills do not happen by chance. It requires systematic development.Exceptional leaders generate more engaged employees.Exceptional development help create exceptional leaders.