Good Leadership

What is good leadership? 7 inputs

#1 A visionary and creative person

”I believe that successful leaders in the next 10 or 20 or 30 years are going to have to be real experts, real domain leaders. They are going to have to know how to pick products, they are going to have to know how to pick countries.” ”We’re really in a what and where generation.” Source: Interview with Jeffrey R. Immelt, CEO of General Electric. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yf2s012kKi0

Creativity Intelligence Good leadership Wisdom Source: Interview with Robert Jeffrey Sternberg. http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/22/robert-jeffrey-sternberg-leadership-managing-varghese.html

A creative person is someone who decides to produce ideas, to support ideas that go against the crowd, and that is like buying low, doing the opposite of what other people are doing. Then you sell high. Once people are persuaded of the value of your idea, you sell it and move on to the next idea. Source: Interview with Robert Jeffrey Sternberg. http://www.forbes.com/2010/02/22/robert-jeffrey-sternberg-leadership-managing-varghese.html

n = 11,000 Source: http://hbdm.harvardbusiness.org/email/archive/dailystat.php?date=060409

Advice for the thinker #1 Do not assume that you are the only one capable of thinking on the management team #2 Remember that 20% of the data will get you 80% of the answer. #3 Make a decision and move forward – you will learn more as you go. Source: Killing, Peter, Malknight, Thomas & Keys, Tracy: Must-Win Battles, p. 74.

#2 A good communicator

Great leaders are great communicators. Great leaders are great communicators. Source: John Doerr's Startup Manual. http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/07/082doerr.html?page=0,1

#3 A person who wants to understand what motivates people

They spend a significant amount of time talking with people to understand what motivates and how they can support and boost enthusiasm in others. Source http://www.theworkfoundation.com/assets/docs/publications/232_leadership_execsummFINAL.pdf

#4 A person who praises and commendates people

Praise and commendation is top incentive Source: http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Motivating_people_Getting_beyond_money_2460

They want fulfilment, personal development and learning opportunities, exciting and varied work, managers who motivate them and give feedback, lots of it. Source: Mahoney, Cindy: “Talk Generation Y's language.” Human Resources, January 2009.

#5 A person who cares about and wants to serve people

Align Empower 21st century leadership Collaborate Serve Source: Bill George, Harvard Business School. http://us.hsmglobal.com/contenidos/videoteca_detalle.html?idAdjunto=37750

Source: http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/NatureLeadership.pdf

“One of the tasks of a leader is to help the group achieve the sense of security and freedom from fear that enables it to risk renewal.” Source: Gardner, John W.: On Leadership, p. 125.

For this generation, a good workplace environment is vital, often more so than salary or a company's name recognition. Source Small Business (A Special Report); A Perfect Match? For Generation Y, a good workplace environment is crucial; And that's something small businesses may be in a good position to deliver. Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2008.

The top 3 ways to get this generation to join an organization are 1. Salary. 2. A friendly, casual work environment. 3. Growth and development opportunities. Sources: Throckmorton & Gravett, 2007 Lowe, Debra; Levitt, Kenneth J. & Wilson, Terry: Solutions for retaining Generation Y employees in the workplace, p. 48. Business Renaissance Quarterly, Fall 2008.

”You, as a manager, want to increase the number of new ideas being pitched to you. It's that simple. You want to create an environment where new ideas are popping all the time. If you do, old problems and ineffective ways of doing things will begin dissolving.” Source: http://www.ideachampions.com/weblogs/archives/2008/03/_the_root_of_th.shtml

My future is to continue to be a gardener. A gardener has to properly prepare the ground, then plant the seeds, then wait. Then, as the flower appears, a gardener has to take care of it - in a way that will permit it to express its nature, its best possibilities. Mr. Alberto Alessi Source https://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Strategy/Innovation/Cultivating_innovation_an_interview_ with_the_CEO_of_a_leading_Italian_design_firm_2299

#6 A person who collaborates

Align Empower 21st century leadership Collaborate Serve Source: Bill George, Harvard Business School. http://us.hsmglobal.com/contenidos/videoteca_detalle.html?idAdjunto=37750

When asked to identify a trend they see emerging in leadership, the trend most often mentioned by 112 executives is the shift from an autocratic style to one that’s more participative. Source: http://www.ccl.org/leadership/pdf/research/TenTrends.pdf

#7 A person who delegates

People working for the company must not seek approval but must seek advice. Consequently, people should take decisions themselves. Source: Thomas W. Malone. http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/229

Increasingly, the work of management won’t be done by managers. It will be pushed out to the periphery. It will be embedded in systems. Gary Hamel Source http://www.mckinseyquarterly.com/Innovative_management_A_conversation_between_Gary_H amel_and_Lowell_Bryan_2065

”Shortly after I arrived, I asked all of our vice-presidents to take part in a survey that included an open-ended question on what they would do if they were me. It was amazing how productive the suggestions were.” Source: Interview with Mr. Fred Hassan, Schering-Plough Corporation. http://www.ezifocus.com/content/thefocus/issue/article.php/article/54300743

They want meaningful responsibility, continuous feedback from managers and peers, an active say in what goes on and a good work-life balance. Source Small Business (A Special Report); A Perfect Match? For Generation Y, a good workplace environment is crucial; And that's something small businesses may be in a good position to deliver. Wall Street Journal, October 13, 2008.

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