Friday, May 28, 2010

Leadership Races

I think I am an amateur, although you will never see a gold medal. Hanging around my neck Bolt nothing to worry about. I am running is more torture than give it to my body. It is about where I need to go the road, often into uncharted territory.

My friends and I rarely go to the park or running the same continuous operation of the thread. We love to find clues, only to go off, usually not even check the trail map to see where. I must admit that in more than one time, and this has been proved to be a less than brilliant idea. We lost, it has far exceeded our expectations, and has world into despair. So often, their organizations and leadership, as I casually run strategy.

How many times have you seen organizations, including profit and nonprofit, energetic mobilization of all the speed you can, but do not know where the leadership?

Running blind

The map is running no problem, we can not know when we have achieved our goals, to celebrate the victory. In his book,7 effective practice submitted to the minister and 安迪士丹利 remind the reader that it is essential that any organization take the time to celebrate the victory. But how do we know whether we have made to run, made a goal, made the landing, or in one basket? How do we know whether we have crossed the line in all of the completed, also know that if we put our personal best time? Strategy and leadership began to consider the end.

Leadership requires vision than you can see the start.

School Vision

One of my favorite runs in the Atlanta area here is the classic American K-10 , running each May Day hills. In addition to considerable, which is 6.2 miles straight down a main road. A point you start to the finish line second in the points now, unless you have a supernatural vision, you can not see from the start to finish, so you just start running line to complete the wish, it was already in you and sign. But who is "Someone? "Who does not depend on each of his followers, known to the end?

It was a strategic vision of the leader.

You, as a leader, you are destined to be first, and laid the path and see the finish line, and clearly mark the way for the follow-up to the other team. Then, and only then, can individual team members recognize that the end of their labors, you can celebrate the efforts and good work done by the victory.

Moving targets

Personally, I have a point where in many organizations to establish an end point or logo, only to have made the process of target in the middle. Imagine if, after the start of the race, race organizers decided to finish line to another mile.

How weird is that?

However, in business, this very thing happen almost every day.

  • To change production quotas
  • Changes in job performance evaluation
  • Change in job description
  • The company's strategic shift

No wonder many people are exhausted and frustrated. If we want to see employee engagement rose to help your team through your eyes to see the finish line, guide them to the bank,Celebrate the victory. Last Thoughts

I often think of running partners from the United States Marine Corps I have an informal slogan. When I started behind, my partner and I will slow down.

He merely said, "there is no water left behind."

We started running together, we have completed the run together. Typically, this will inspire me I need to press and picked up the pace. The great leader will set the pace, but the back will adjust the pace, want to leave.

A team, to celebrate the run together.

No matter the task of leading you look like a mile run a marathon or a full set at the finish line on your heart, you gather your team together to run, and run you everything you in. Oh, do not forget to enjoy the journey along the route.

How do you like in the setting of stroke, the rhythm of your team's vision. How do you handle the bumps, twists, turns, curves, detours, and changes that occur along? What do you do check your performance, you own a greater journey than anyone else, right? I would love to hear your thoughts!

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史蒂夫奎恩, president and consultant with critical leadership, to facilitate the search for a new customer training / leadership development opportunities, employee involvement and. He can be reached vitalleadership@gmail.com

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