Leadership In an era of increasing discontinuity, wise leadership has nearly vanished (Harvard Business review, May 2011). Many leaders find it difficult to reinvent their corporations rapidly enough to cope with new technologies, demographic shifts, and consumption trends. And they find it tough to ensure that their people adhere to values and ethics. It is important that leaders acquire practical wisdom, or what Aristotle called phronesis: experiential knowledge that enables people to make ethically sound judgments.
Wise leaders demonstrate six abilities:
- They make decisions on the basis of what is good for the organization and for society.
- They quickly grasp the essence of a situation and fathom the nature and meaning of people, things, and events.
- They provide contexts in which executives and employees can interact to create new meaning.
- They employ metaphors and stories to convert their experience into tacit knowledge that others can use.
- They exert political power to bring people together and spur them to act.
- They use apprenticeship and mentoring to cultivate practical wisdom in others.
Through McKinley Leadership Development Programs you will explore the subtle forces that have a direct bearing on organizational effectiveness:- An open mind, independent thinking and personal creativity
- A clear vision of the higher purpose to which people work
- Caring and compassion that build workplace relationships
- Communications that influence vision, values and emotions
- Courage that motivates people to take risks
- Integrity beyond self-interest that gives something to the team and the organization
As a leader, your will improve your ability to:- Lead others by leveraging fusion rather by fission
- Overcome resistance that often thwarts efforts to achieve real change.
- Understand your own communications styles and how they work with others
- As a leader, you will improve your ability to:
- Listen effectively
- Overcome barriers to communication
- Ask powerful questions
- Tell great stories
The ability to communicate effectively is not an option – to be an effective leader you must be an effective communicator and communication is about more than just talking. |