The difference between an effective leader and a non-effective leader!
Jacob Morgan once said and I quote “Everyone knows what leadership is, but few people can articulate what it truly means. Creating a cohesive definition within your organisation is a crucial step for developing future leaders and maintaining unity and a strong leadership focus.” We know what a leader is, but then we fail to realise who is an effective leader.
A blindfold is placed and after the ages of following this “never leading to anywhere” path, you come to the conclusion that the leader was ineffective. So how about saving you from the time and hustle and helping you realise the raw qualities of an effective leader? Here we go -
1. Effective leaders are clear on what really matters, communicate what matters with the team effectively, and model the desired values and behaviours. Ineffective leaders are either not clear on what matters or simply not able to willingly rule some stuff out. Ineffective leaders suck at communicating things that truly matter, and they don’t live and follow the fine-sounding beliefs, behaviours and values that they talk about.
2. Effective leaders face the issue. No matter how unpleasant it seems, they have the courage to stand up and look into the problem’s eye and solve it. Whereas, ineffective leaders are experts in reasoning. They ain’t the kind that gets the work done, they are the kind of delaying the work to be done!
3. Another thing, which is noticeable in an effective leader is that effective leaders focus on getting a rounded-realistic-fact-based picture of reality. They have a ride on what could be done, unfold the possibilities of getting it in work and then be a part of the conversation. Ineffective people are high in their own world and blabber. It’s all talk and none to be done.
4. Effective leaders handle the worrisome issues in a way that tends to build self-esteem, confidence, and improve the learning and goodwill of their people. Ineffective leaders issue orders, ignore the concerns and views of their people and make threats, thus they damage one of the most crucial pillars of an effective organization: relationship and emotional affinity and loyalty.
5. Effective leaders are also concerned about the well-being of the entire system — all stakeholders inside and outside the business. Ineffective leaders just tend to focus on things that only matter to them and their favoured constituency.
6. Effective leaders first hold themselves accountable. And by doing so they create powerful access to holding their people accountable. Ineffective leaders blame others and don’t hold themselves accountable. And sometimes they don’t even hold others accountable for fear of being confronted with their own lack of accountability.
7. Effective leaders understand how important integrity is in an organisation. They look out for any hideous activity and try to sort them out as quickly as possible by only making the required people involved in the subject. Ineffective leaders don’t get the value of integrity in the workplace and they barely fit between what they say and what they do.
So when you are in search of an ultimate leader/guide, look out for some qualities listed above and there are full chances you will be one of them. After all, you are your guidance!
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