Resources filed under transformational leadership
(15 articles found)
Eating the elephant
Worthy visions such as zero waste or zero infections may express an aspiration and capture the imagination. But the reality is that these are elephant-sized tasks that only the brave (or mad) will take on as serious and achievable goals. This is the story of how one organisation set themselves an incredibly ambitious goal and their herculean efforts to achieve it.
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Leadership in Times of Uncertainty
This whitepaper is sparked by a dinner discussion, facilitated by Stanton Marris and hosted by Addleshaw Goddard in November 2010 with participants from a number of financial service businesses with the theme Have our leaders led us down the garden path and how do we get back up again?
Read this report "Leadership in Times of Uncertainty"Leaders are influencers and persuaders
A mistake executives often make is thinking that being a leader and being a manager are the same thing. But while there are similarities, they are quite distinct. Virginia Merritt asks, is leadership just high-level stuff?
Read this article "Leaders are influencers and persuaders"How to successfully move up in the world
You're about to take a step up into a new role, but what do your people expect of their new boss? what leadership style do you need to bring to the job? Find out how you can get ahead of the game.
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Q: I’m leaving this job in 3 month’s time, how do you think I should ensure my legacy?
A: You should probably have asked that question on the day you joined the job, or at least 9 months ago! But here are some questions you should be asking yourself now: Be really clear about what it is you have achieved in this job. How have you moved the business on? What can you point to specifically that you have driven forward?Read this article "I’m leaving this job in 3 month’s time, how do you think I should ensure my legacy?"
How to demand less and get more
Sony Pictures are leading the way in progresssive leadership. By focussing on managing employees' energy not time, they've made significant inroads into employee burnout and disengagement.
Read this article "How to demand less and get more"
Taking the time to refocus
Successful leaders and top performers alike share the ability to pause before regrouping. By taking the time to refocus, they can switch quickly and effectively to the task at hand without getting bogged down in past activities. Find out how you can too.
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The careerist: delegating efficiently
Climbing the corporate ladder requires you to hand over day-to-day tasks to others. It’s a key leadership skill, but many leaders find it very difficult to do – or do it in a way that leaves everyone feeling unhappy and demotivated.
Read this article "The careerist: delegating efficiently"Q: I've been asked to build a leadership framework - but which model is the best one to use to help senior managers raise their game?
A: Leadership has fashions like everything else. The charismatic leader – the cult of the single strong personality – gave way in the 2001 Collins and Porras best-seller ‘Good to Great’ to the quiet leader – someone who doesn’t seek personal glory but makes things happen behind the scenes.Read this article "I've been asked to build a leadership framework - but which model is the best one to use to help senior managers raise their game?"
Q: I am in a meeting where people avoid talking about the elephant in the room. How can I put the real issue on the table whilst preventing being marginalised?
A: First of all, you need to be prepared to take the heat because you are about to increase the temperature in the room. But the good news is that your instinct is most likely to be right and this presents an opportunity for you to practice real leadership...Read this article "I am in a meeting where people avoid talking about the elephant in the room. How can I put the real issue on the table whilst preventing being marginalised?"
Being in the moment
‘Being in the moment’ is a popular theme at the moment – but how does this apply to leadership? Julia Pritchett looks at how strategising and future planning can get in the way of action.
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Mindful leaders
A local school introduces exercises in mindful meditation for their students, but how can being more mindful help busy leaders prioritise important tasks and spot potential dangers sooner?
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Issue 07: holding on and letting go
We explore one of the most difficult questions for leaders: what to hold on to in order to keep the organisation on track, what to let go of so that the organisation can discover better pathways. Issue 07 includes client stories on PC World, Balfour Beatty Rail and Birmingham City Council, and chapters on the controlling leader, the enabling leader and leading on principle.
Read this book "Issue 07: holding on and letting go"
Issue 05: decluttering
The uncomfortable truth is that in large organisations huge amounts of peoples time is consumed doing things which add no value. The result is tired people and tired organisations, and this carries a heavy cost. Issue 05 includes chapters on clutter culture, the underlying causes and what can we do to reduce volume?
Read this book "Issue 05: decluttering"
Issue 03: leading with energy
Energy matters. But it’s a challenge for leaders to mobilise their people when the goalposts are constantly shifting and they operate in the crossfire of conflicting business and public pressures. Issue 03 includes private and public sector client stories, and chapters on input versus impact, the soft stuff is the hard stuff and taking the lead.
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