Leadership Resources - Need Some Fresh Insights?

 

1.  Leadership Resources – Need Some Fresh Insights?

 

2.  What Happened to the Tips on Change Newsletter?

 

3.  Responses to the question, “What one thing you’ve learned about leading change over the years?”

 

4.  Where’s Merle?

 

5.  Share Your Thoughts – What have you seen that has helped improve organizational communication?

 

The process of learning leadership and improving leadership takes place in an area of the brain that largely involves repetition over time.  There is no one program that makes great leaders over night…no leadership pill.  Sad, but true!  However, I have two recommendations for you.

 

As leaders, we need to continue to seek new insights and apply them.  This process of learning and applying is critical for leaders.  Situations and people change, so applying exactly the same solution to a new problem may not yield the same results.  But, then, you probably know that from your own experience.

 

The point is that we need to continue learning and adding tools to our leadership tool box, so that we have a variety of information and approaches available to us as new challenges arise.  Consequently, leadership involves a process of renewal so we stay fresh.

 

In this newsletter, I will provide you ideas to consider to help with this renewal process to keep you sharp and growing.  I may highlight a book or a assessment tool to help you and those you work with grow.

 

In this issue, I want to highlight two things for you to consider.  The first is the book, The Leadership Challenge, by James M. Kouzes, Barry Z. Posner.  While this book has been in circulation for a while, although it is in its third edition, it is still one of the best leadership books I have found. 

 

The authors have asked more than 20,000 people on different continents what would want in a leader, someone they would be willing to follow.  They have found four things that people have consistently desired in leaders…honestly, forward-thinking, inspiring and competent. 

 

Additionally, the authors asked people to point them to good leaders.  The authors did case studies on more than 400 leaders.  From that process, they found five common behaviors that these leaders employed.  They include:

 

● Challenge the Process

● Inspiring a Shared Vision

● Enable Others to Act

● Modeling the Way

● Encou