The heading of one of Harvard Business Review paper’s reads “To Be a Great Leader You Need To Delegate Well”. The paper then goes on to also state that “One of the most difficult transitions for leaders to make is the shift from doing to leading” (Sostrin,2017, HBR)
Posts & Downloadables
Performance enablement
The uncertain, turbulent environment today is causing organizational changes that are changing the nature of work and work relationships, making them very different from the organizations of before. A recent Gartner survey found that 82% of respondents want their employers to see them as complete people, not just as workers (Betterworks, 2022). Millennials today no longer are motivated by money alone and need organizations that provide them great work experiences and managers to partner with…
Leadership responsibility #3 – Operational risk management
Operations risks are potential risks from breakdowns in routine operational processes, people and systems that are controllable and can be avoided. To be competent goal executors, Leader should consider gaining better understanding of their internal operational risk profiles. Effective management of operational risks will aid better decision making and encourage more informed risk taking. Leaders should build their own internal risk culture where operational risks are openly discussed and individuals in the team are encouraged to…
POSTS & DOWNLOADABLES
20 essential leadership skills for strategy execution - In this article, we have focused on functional skills essential for strategy execution. The behavioural and technical skills required, we believe have direct correlation to the functional skills required to complete the job on hand. This article covers the 20 skills that are essential for leaders to be better strategy executors.
Leadership responsibility #3 -Operational risk management Operations risks are potential risks from breakdowns in routine operational processes, people and systems that are controllable and can be avoided. To be competent goal executors, Leader should consider gaining better understanding of their internal operational risk profiles. Effective management of operational risks will aid better decision making and encourage more informed risk taking.
Interview Questionnaire - Execution skills for leaders The right questions can help you identify execution skills for leaders. Though it is not exhaustive, the interview questions and rating scale given below will reveal a candidate’s leadership skills to get things done. Hope it is useful to you.
Contextual capability building - The process of contextual capability involves functional analysis of operational requirements. Capabilities are identified based on the tasks required to be performed to achieve a goal or a strategy. Once the required capability inventory is defined, the most cost effective and efficient option to assess and build capability can be attempted.
Creating role clarity & accountability - “Accountability” is known to most people. One should also know that there is more to it than just writing job descriptions and if incomplete can reduce the chances of implementing your organisation goals by 75%. Accountability should be used as a tool to inspire people to unlock their potential.