Is Your Organisation Over-Managed And Under-Led?
Given the demanding business environment we operate in, the leadership requirement has never been greater. And that’s not just leadership at the most senior levels but leadership throughout the organisation.
Yet from their thinking and actions, so many organisations seem to miss the leadership imperative.
Below are some examples of the different perspectives required:
Management |
Leadership |
|
Purpose |
Operational effectiveness |
To change and improve |
Style |
Practical support |
Inspiring role model |
Horizon |
This quarter plus |
Next year plus |
Obsessions |
When and How |
Why and What |
Performance Focus |
Hitting the numbers |
Increasing competitive advantage |
Measures |
Results |
Behaviours |
Expectation Setting |
Target |
Stretch |
Direction of Travel |
Towards the goals |
Towards the vision |
Communication |
Planned, timely, clear |
Joined-up, motivating, coherent |
Values |
Focus on embedding them into processes |
Focus on holding everybody to high standards |
These are not mutually exclusive, but what often happens is that the management stuff crowds out the leadership stuff, or ‘only Directors’ are supposed to operate in the right-hand, leadership dimension. Because the management requirement is more tangible, it can be perceived (especially in tough times) as more desirable, when in reality, it’s leadership that will move you out of tough times more quickly, or help prevent them in the first place.
The effective organisation can be management and leadership led.
Using Structured Training’s own proprietary 4SL™ Leadership Framework your organisation can unlock leadership potential, and take people to new places, without losing managerial focus. For further information please contact:
Claudine McClean
T: 01789 734300
E: claudinem@structuredtraining.com
