Kouzes and Posner state that “getting extraordinary things done in organizations is hard work. People become exhausted, frustrated, and disenchanted”. So encouraging the heart of your team is a very important past of being a leader. It’s about inspiring others with courage and hope. One of the ways to do…
“I Appreciate the Job You Are Doing!”
This week’s vlog continues our series looking at the final practice in Kouzes & Posner’s book The Leadership Challenge, Encourage the Heart. This practice is all about recognizing and appreciating staff, their skills and the abilities they bring to their roles! How often do you recognize, compliment and reward your…
Encourage the Heart: Recognition is the key
We’ve come to the final practice, the final practice in Kouzes and Posner’s, The Leadership Challenge. Over the last number of weeks, I have been going through the different practices, the five practices, and then the six behaviors that go with each of those practices. And now we come to…
Enabling Others to Act: Give others the opportunity to find their own solutions
This is not easy. As the boss you may believe it is your job, your responsibility to come up with, and then implement solutions to problems. That’s the difference between being a “boss” and being a “leader” – a “boss” commands and controls, a leader gets others involved, encourages and…
Becoming A Great Leader, Let Others Come Up with The Solutions
Having people reporting to me, means having the opportunity to use them as a resource with ideas, and solutions they can bring to the table. I’m not necessarily the one that must have all the ideas and solutions. To do this I need to give people the freedom and choice…