วันจันทร์ที่ 12 ตุลาคม พ.ศ. 2552

In The Absence Of Leadership

The funny thing about leadership is that it is more noticeable when it is missing, as if they present. Consider the people are exposed. How many of them distinguished themselves as leaders? Is the idea even occur to you?

Well, how many of them seem so poor, ineffective and even harmful Manager? The bad ones are easy to recognize. They tend to tear down people instead of building them up. They are poor communicators in general and micro-managers.

Employees expect certain things fromtheir leaders. They expect integrity, positive reinforcement and constructive criticism, support and advice. They also expect their leaders to believe in them and help them to achieve success. Good leaders recognize this. The bad – or, as we do not call them the "non-leaders – consider how they are perceived by their environment. Too often, they do not think before they speak or act. And once done or said that it is a bell, they can not un-ring.

So, how does this happen?As "non-state and government to get management positions?" Often they are encouraged about their effectiveness. This is the man or the woman who was really good at what they did. Thus, management / owners, they decided, would be the right choice to lead their department. The problem is this – if they do not have leadership qualities, or they can not learn – it will not only be ineffective, then they are corrupt. And chances are, they will be unhappy. The other group of "non-leaders arewho talk their way into a leadership position. They interview their way in. While good talkers, the reality is that although they know what to SAY, they don’t know what to DO.

The employees usually identify these imposters immediately. At first blush they can tell that the ‘leader’ is really a ‘non-leader’ and incapable of taking the department where it needs to go. This is where it gets dangerous. The employees lose faith in the upper management/ownership because they see them poor decisions made. After all, they have a right to expect to read the ownership or senior management to provide them with resources and tools (as a manager / leader), which will help them succeed. When the upper management / owners do not do this, in effect, they tell their employees that they do not care about their success. It is sending a bad message, and it can ruin an otherwise good company.

The good, motivated and productive employees who want and expect good leadershipto be let. They know they deserve good leaders, and will look before they see fit for them. Once found, they will learn more than even their own expectations of himself, the mediocre employees how to function in the environment and not the absolute minimum to get by. Unproductive employees if they are there to continue to skate under the radar. You will find ways to draw the attention away from himself and on the "non-leaders" to create a crippled environment. Productivitysuffers, morale drops, and ultimately the customer is the biggest loser.

While this happens more often than it should be, there are ways to protect against them. An important step is for the owners / senior management to their view of the culture that they have found and want to remain in their society. Every employee has to fit into that vision.

When the interview from outside the culture is even more important. The introduction of someone who does not fit with your companyCulture can destroy your business. Go with your gut. If the candidate says all right, but something is gnawing at you – you're right. They are not engaging. You know the proverb – a rising tide lifts all boats. You want to hire someone to raise to your people. Someone they in a position to behind him and work with. It is worthwhile to choose the time and effort to the right person.

You can access the assistance of an outside person who knows that you advertise your company and your vision.You can often things that you do not, because they're not as invested in the results as you. Let sit to watch the interview. They will probably pick up on things that you miss.

You may want to know even one candidate for the employee to learn – as a possible addition to the team. This way you can see how they interact with employees. You may see the features that you not noticed in the interview. How valuable, you see how your employees respond to the candidate. Staying inMelody, as she feels is as important as your resume looks like.

When thinking about promoting someone, you should view this decision quite clear. In the promotion to a leadership position, interview them carefully to determine if they will be successful. Watch them interact with their co-workers and their employees involved in the decision making process. In general, the best have to read each other. Moreover, if people honest with themselves, they know whetherthey can be successful leaders. If they know it is okay to stay where they are, they will be honest about whether they think it would be a good step.

You can give them to work a probationary period, if you are with them. In this way you will have the opportunity to ensure that these new "leaders know" what are your goals, beliefs and visions. Both of you the chance to see if the position is a good fit for them. If not, that they resume their old position. In the end, it is notlike a good person to lose, because you tried something with them.

Finally, maintain open communication with your employees. Make sure you can, what they have to say. Believe it or not, they are invested in your success – because it guarantees its success. If you have staff people that you trust to tell you the truth, ask for their contributions at regular intervals. And by all means, if you react to hear bad news – at them. This saves you the month and possibly, the year of aggravation and productivitydecreases. If you do not act now, you can find your company on a downward slope, which you can not recover. Then there is no winner.