Organizational performance can rise no higher than the collective performance of its people. With the arrival of the knowledge economy, organizations transitioned on a global scale from a mechanistic environment of linear control, to a systemic environment of complexity. As…
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Do You Have The Right Stuff For Followers?
Tagged with: compassion, complexity, followers, Hope, leader behaviour, leadership relations, organizational performance, positive presence, Stability, systemic environment, Trust
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What is Your Leader’s Trust Level?
A leader’s high degree of credibility is the sum of both behavioural and technical skills, and this credibility is what sustains trust. Trust, in turn, leads followers to support the concept of collaboration at first and then, ultimately, to fully…
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The Need for Trust in a Collaborative Culture
Trust enables your team not only to perform its daily function but also to rise above conflicts and crises. In today’s fast-paced, complex, ambiguous environment of constant change, conflicts and crises abound within the organization. So in order to succeed,…
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The Eight Behaviours of Trust
Trust-earning or trust-building behaviours include: 1. Consistency in manner, words, and actions; 2. Accountability and transparency, including actively listening, sharing information, and taking responsibility instead of blaming; 3. Genuine or sincere interest in and concern for others; 4. Respectful and…
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The Mental Model of Trust
Trust is a complex and far-reaching concept that pervades our personal and professional pursuits. We cannot bottle trust and sell it. Trust is based on an individual’s mental model that people are generally honorable. Social and ethical theorist Russell Hardin…
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You Are An Influential Leader
Whether you are in a formal role of leader or not, you are always an influential leader. Influential leaders understand that how they think and behave affects the way they lead. They must be committed to all kinds of improvement…
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Creating Real Change
Think about all the people who have had leadership responsibility and authority over you. Who inspired, believed, and encouraged you? When I reflect on this question, several teachers— from grade school to graduate school—come to mind. These teachers pushed me…
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The 4 Essential Leadership Skills for Followership
“To lead them you have to be with them.” In his award-winning best seller, We Were Soldiers Once and Young, Lt. General Hal Moore spoke this basic leadership lesson to his junior officers. While operating rooms, shop floors, assembly lines,…
Tagged with: alertness, Appreciation, attention, Attentiveness, attitude, collaborative, communication, connection, emotional state, empathic, feedback, followership, inclusive, leadership, performance, positive, praise, relationships, sincere, Thoughtfulness, Trust, work ethic
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Leader Connection Drives Performance
As a leader you are responsible for giving your people reasons to follow you. You do this by understanding what they want and need to fulfill their work requirements and contribute to a mutual and beneficial meaningful purpose in their…
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