1) What you say: Rhetoric. Speaking style and the language and vocabulary used to express meaning and communicate vision and intent.
2) Where you go: Create maps to a destination that realises a vision, which takes the organisation somewhere new. Take action. Lead people on the journey.
3) What you build: Build a physical environment, grow teams and nurture relationships to foster a sense of belonging. Create a mental environment, time and space, to produce ideas, visualise dreams, and chart adventures. Project and imagine a future and be conscious of building a legacy that leaves a positive impact.
4) What you care about: Personal values and principles drive what we say and do and the image we project. The value system within the organisation influences processes and rules.
5) How do you do it: What drives a person often determines the style in which he will act. As do the freedoms he is granted, the modes of collaboration possible, and the ethos he is trying to create.
6) What are you: Awareness. Feet firmly grounded, conscious of situation, surroundings, people, risks, constraints and other factors. Decisive with sound judgement. Responsible. Holds others accountable. Loyal, trustworthy and trusting.
7) What you do: Conscious of being a role model and sets an example. Acts by values, guided by principles. Seeks to bring about change.
Saturday, 26 May 2007
7 faces of leadership
Posted by Simon Baker
3 Comments
Great list of leadership points. My favorites are #1 What you Say and #7 What you do, though each point is critical to effective leadership.
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It's a great model but seems to lack on thing -self awareness.
Absolutely leadership is about results and what you say and what you do. But equally important is having a clear idea of who you are, what you stand for, what you want to create.
Being authentic as a leader is key or no amount of doing or saying will be bought by your followers.
I see self-awareness being part of 'What you do'. But it could be a bit more explicit. Thanks for commenting.