Leadership effectiveness has three key components – not competencies – but system components – the necessary and sufficient conditions to produce results sustainable over time at a very high level. The three core components of leadership are:
a. Character – who you are on the inside – your Being and authentic Self;
b. Competence- your technical knowledge, skill, talent, and intellect; and
c. Commitment- your willingness to act and to execute faithfully on the strategic objectives of the organization to achieve the results that create long-term sustainability of the organization.
Character is the leverage to competence and commitment to serve the long-term interests of the organization. This is why individual leader behaviour is the singular most important predictor to organizational performance. We all recognize that leadership is not simply a buzzword but an action, being an active participant in the relationships with others in the organization.
Change is rarely welcomed; it makes us uncomfortable because it forces us to make a conscience effort to do something different. Change forces us out of the status quo and long held standard practices and mental models. In effectively leading others we must acknowledge as Jim Collins said that “good is the enemy of great.” We cannot create great organizations and become great leaders if we are unwilling to change those elements of our behaviour that do not propel us to higher levels of performance excellence against the constant threat of increasing complexity and chaos. No organization can become in performance excellence what its leaders and people are not in behaviour and emotional capacity. Introducing the skill of Positive Presence (the ability to adjust and create a positive and energized mindset within your self through conscious thought processes) will escalate you and your team’s behaviour and emotional capacity for influential leadership.
Influential leadership is a full time, daily pursuit. Peak performers are committed not only to their success but to the success of others. They support and encourage others around them and do what they can to help them achieve their goals and succeed in the pursuit of their mission. Self-awareness helps us understand how our behaviour impacts others and identifies our behaviour strengths. In this process we discover why it is we behave the way we do. Knowing all of this we become empowered with a purpose and the motivation to change. Remember the words of Keyes, “that the hardest thing is not to get people to accept new ideas; it is to get them to forget the old ones.”
Committing to continuous personal growth and development is a must! You must commit to personal change in the aspects of your behaviour holding you back from great personal and professional achievement. If as so many believe, culture trumps strategy for performance, then it is also true that the burden of complexity, exceeding current levels of human behaviour, will trump culture.
Catherine is the President and CEO of CORPORATE HARMONY, providing virtual solutions for leadership development and organizational culture change. Her leadership and coaching experience as a Project Manager in an ever-changing, fast moving technological organization with unrelenting demands drove her to the realization that a positive mindset and strength-building behaviors are essential for today’s complex and chaotic organizational systems. CORPORATE HARMONY’s virtual platform of programs, coaching and performance measurement, is an innovative online technology of tested proprietary content. The world-class content of CORPORATE HARMONY’s Positive Presence Program develops the skill of ‘Positive Presence’ and the necessary ‘Positive Presence Behaviour Competencies’ for maintaining a positive and energized mindset and increased performance in today’s complex work environment, and leading to a culture of collaboration and connection. Catherine’s vision for Corporate Harmony is to bring the skill of “Positive Presence” to the corporate world as it becomes more complex, ambiguous and chaotic. Catherine is uniquely positioned to impact organizations’ productivity and long term success, with her powerful vision of eliminating bad stress from every workplace around the globe, bringing purpose into the people equation to promote healthy, productive and meaningful work cultures and turn the tide on the neglect of mental health on a global scale. Catherine is author of the book: “CORPORATE HARMONY – The Performance Link for Today’s Modern Organization” Catherine can be reached at: Catherine.Osborne@corporateharmony.ca or go to ‘contact us’ on our website www.corporateharmony.ca. Catherine is available for consultation, and can be reached by 519-695-3407.