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LEADERSHIP IS A PROCESS OF SOCIAL INFLUENCE, WHICH MAXIMISES THE EFFORTS OF OTHERS TOWARDS THE ACHIEVEMENT OF A SHARED GOAL.

Friday, May 14, 2010

Purpose and Goals help you to be Productive

How busy are you these days? Now, here's another question: How productive are you? As most of us know, the two just aren't the same. All too often, being busy may have nothing at all to do with the results we get and what we achieve.

We spend our days, often very long days, in a flurry of activity. But, when the day or week is over, we're disappointed at the level of our accomplishment. Our disappointment creates stress and we push ourselves even harder to "get more done." But pushing hard isn't the answer.

What is? Well, in our experience, a sense of priorities based on a clear purpose and well-defined short- and long-term goals are what one needs. The world is full of individuals who are definitely in motion, but they're not exactly sure where they're going and they don't know why, either. Maybe they get going so fast that they never take the time to think it through. If that is your situation, we urge you to set aside some time for personal reflection, some personal values clarification and goal-setting.

There's nothing like a strong sense of purpose, based on clearly spelled out values, to keep you moving. But more than that, it keeps you moving in the right direction. Without it, you can climb the ladder of success all right, but when you get to the top, you may find that it's leaning against the wrong building! 

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Accountability

Accountability is one of the values of Positive Leadership.


This means:


  • ADOPTING A ‘CAN DO, WILL DO ‘ APPROACH – OTHERS WILL FOLLOW
  • DOING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO DELIVER OUTPUTS WITHIN PRESCRIBED TIME, COST AND QUALITY STANDARDS
  • NOT BLAMING OTHERS FOR SHORTFALLS IN PERFORMANCE
  • TACKLING OBSTACLES TO SUCCESS DIRECTLY AND WITH DISPATCH.


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Trust Starts With Clarity

Leaders must take the lead in building trust throughout their organisation and in individual teams.

Trust starts with clarity. Without clarity neither side in a relationship has confidence in where they stand. This means each person in the team relationship must be committed to specific and clear communication, otherwise, misunderstandings will occur causing a breakdown in trust.

One area leaders need to invest time in is ensuring specific communication is an expectation in their organisation and is one of its core values against which performance is measured.

Openness and Communication are important values in the Positive Leadership approach to building a robust leadership strategy.

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