How do questions help to ensure that a project is successful? Successful leaders must be skilled in asking their team members questions that will provide useful answers. As stated “If people aren’t giving you helpful answers to your questions, maybe your asking the wrong questions” (Dennis, 2011, para. 1). Questions are essential in keeping a project on track, and are used to help identify any issues or constraints that could affect the outcome of the project. If a leader fails to ask questions they will not know if the project faces any challenges. If the project is facing a challenge, the number one question to ask is “Can we fix it” (Pink, 2010, para. 4). Leadership and management will be unable to help resolve issues if they don’t that they exist. The only way to know if their project is facing any challenges is simply by asking the right questions. Sometimes leadership asks the wrong questions, which results in receiving answers that are irrelevant. Somebody might ask the following question. “Do you know what time it is” and the question will be answered with a simple yes (Dennis, 2011, para 3). The individual asking the question really wanted to know what time it was and not whether or not you knew the time (Dennis, 2011). By asking the question incorrectly the individual did receive an answer but not the answer they were looking for (Dennis, 2011). This example stresses the importance of being specific when asking any type of question. The more specific the question, the more detailed the response. The more information that leadership and management has about the project, the more likely that they will be able help resolve any issues or constraints. An uniformed leader is likely to see their project fail,... ... middle of paper ... ...ved. If leadership is able to do these things they will have a recipe for success. References Bryce, C. E. (2011). Asking the right questions. Retrieved from http://www.enduring.org/article/asking-the-right-questions Clark, D. R. (2010). Leadership and direction. Retrieved from http://www.nwlink.com/~donclark/leader/leaddir.html Dennis, T. (2011). Can you pass the red face test? Retrieved from http://www.workplaceinsanity.com/2011/01/can-you-pass-red-face-test.html Pink, D. H. (2010). “Can we fix it, is the right question to ask”. Retrieved from http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/businessclub/7839988/Can-we-fix-it-is-the-right- question-to-ask.html Skellie, (2007). 5 Hard questions you should answer before starting a new project. Retrieved from http://www.skelliewag.org/5-hard-questions-you-should-answer-before- starting-a-new-project-193.htm
The leader of an organization plays a vital role in the success of the individuals, and of the organization. Reaching the organizations goals cannot be accomplished by leadership alone. Leadership by definition is "a person who guides or directs a group" (CITE). In this paper I will argue that in order for leadership to guide/direct their team to achieve their goals and fulfilling their mission; a leader must have a clear vision and have an appropriate set of goals.
As leaders of organization, the need for these three concepts is fundamental to development. Leaders should seize the concept of vision and recognize its need in team development. Team members, who understand that they have an important part in developing vision, have the ability to “own their vision” and sustain the momentum to achieve it. With that in mind, leaders who hone this concept could develop a long-term perspective that gives the leader the ability to approach trials with confidence. As a group, recognizing that everyone goes through the storm is pinnacle to growing in resiliency. Therefore a leaders job is to assist his or her subordinates during those storms especially in the time of crisis people need their leader more than anything. A leader’s actions can help an organization recover from a crisis or lead to failure.
A leader is an agent of change, and progress is about change. In the words of Robert F Kennedy, 'Progress is a nice word; but change is its motivator.' Leadership is about raising the aspirations of followers and enthusing people with a desire to reach for the stars. For instance, Mahatma Gandhi created a vision for independence in India and raised the aspirations of our people. Leadership is about making people say, 'I will walk on water for you.' It is about creating a worthy dream and helping people achieve it. Robert Kennedy, summed up leadership best when he said, 'Others see things as they are and wonder why; I see them as they are not and say why not?' Adversity A leader has to raise the confidence of followers. He should make them understand that tough times are part of life and that they will come out better at the end of it. He has to sustain their hope, and their energy levels to handle the difficult days. There is no better example of this than Winston Churchill. His courageous leadership as prime minister for Great Britain successfully led the British people from the brink of defeat during World War II. He raised his people's hopes with the words, 'These are not dark days; these are great days -- the greatest days our country has ever lived.' Never is strong leadership more needed than in a crisis. In the words of Seneca, the Greek philosopher, 'Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men.' Values The leader has to create hope. He has to create a plausible story about a better future for the organisation: everyone should be able to see the rainbow and catch a part of it. This requires creating trust in people. And to create trust, the leader has to subscribe to a value system: a protocol for behavior that enhances the confidence, commitment and enthusiasm of the people. Compliance to a value system creates the environment for people to have high aspirations, self esteem, belief in fundamental values, confidence in the future and the enthusiasm necessary to take up apparently difficult tasks. Leaders have to walk the talk and demonstrate their commitment to a value system. As Mahatma Gandhi said, 'We must become the change we want to see in the world.' Leaders have to prove their belief in sacrifice and hard work.
I will explore my Leadership Philosophy and give my Definition of Leadership - Leadership is the ability to get members from diverse groups to willingly follow your vision to achieve a specific goal. Leadership experiences throughout my career have been both positive and negative. While I have had numerous influences, my most memorable were negative experiences from my first Master Chief as a non-rate to my Executive Officer as Petty Officer First Class. The traits most prevalent in both were temperamental, uncooperative, and abrasive. Conversely, positive influences in my career showed trust and empowerment, making for a positive work environment.
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...r, leadership is about managing change and the success of a project is only as strong as the leadership provided.
The concept of leadership arises out of the need for cooperative action by human beings to achieve certain goals. Leadership seeks to identify and deploy the groups’ pooled resources to tackle problems in order to achieve set objectives. While human beings are independent and capable of individual action, there are many situations in real life that require dependence on one person or a small group of people who have a broad view of the intervening issues enabling them to direct the actions of the rest of the individuals. The degree of success from this effort is a measure of the leadership skill present within a team.
This report has as main goal to bring analysis of the sentence ‘The ability to lead often depends on your own perception of others but more importantly your personality and perception about yourselves’.
1. What constitutes being an effective student leader and how do you demonstrate those characteristics?
...be tested and make it on their own, do something well, do something good, and change the way things are” (Kouzes & Posner, 2012, p. 120).
Leadership, as defined by Organizational Behaviour: Understanding and Managing Life at Work, is “the influence that particular individuals exert on the goal achievement of others in an organizational context” . Leadership is commonly held as a key component of any organization, be it in the private or public sector, and is often seen as the reason for successes achieved by an organization. Despite this however, it is also possible for an argument to be made that the presence of leadership can lead to a declination in company effectiveness, and ultimately lead to widespread failure in an organization. The main cause that allows for both these statements to be considered true is the fact that leadership stems from the ability of the leader to
When we work together in a team, or in a broader sense as a society, the leader takes on the most important role. It is the leader that helps prioritize activities and direct people’s thought process in the right direction. They are the ones who have the ability to bring the group together as a whole. Because of this, not anyone can be a leader. Only people with certain qualities and abilities are able to fill this role. So what makes a good leader? There is a defined path and specific characteristics that makes someone a good leader.
The best leaders are the best problem solvers, leaders when faced by a problem, they take their time to analyze the problem and understand it for them to solve it. Being courageous, optimistic, resilient and open minded are key aspects for effective leadership in solving difficulties. “Leadership is simply the ability to turn a dream or a vision of a desired future state into a reality with and through the cooperation of other people. To throw your life into something worthwhile, your dream must be worth dying for” (Kehler). Therefore, this report shows how leaders need to do or be for them to tackle problems efficiently and in the best way.
Leadership, without doubt, is a significantly important function of management. It helps to aggrandize efficiency and to fulfil an organization’s goals. Leadership is the ability of a manager to induce the subordinates to work with confidence, determination, courage and zeal. It is also defined as ability to influence a group towards the realization of a goal. Leaders should have the capability of developing future visions, and to drive the organizational members to want to attain the visions. This paper states my points in which I duly believe, justifies the importance of an outstanding leader in any organization.
Leadership, like the Sufi proverb of the blind men describing an elephant in terms of its parts, is all of these – it has many facets, dimensions and aspects. (Allio, R, 2013).Leadership is an important dimension to the success of an Organization without it a large component of businesses would suffer irreparable damage. With that being said, how does an organisation increase its leadership effectiveness ?, it can do this by asking its management team to create a philosophy that can assist them design who and what they want to be as leaders (Benson, D, 2016) this philosophy can only ensure continued success.