Leadership
• Sound judgement is essential for good leadership.
• Command and control leaders are a dying breed. Yet people still need strategic vision and direction.
• Leaders come in all shapes and sizes. Authenticity in context is the name of the game.
• Today's 'flat hierarchies' call for many leaders: people who can operate in networks and the line.
• Leadership can be shared.
• The distinction between leadership and management is not self-evident. Look at it regularly, or you may end up as a leader disguised as a micro-manager.
• Leaders' behaviour is fundamental to the culture of their organisation.
• Every leader has to strike a bargain with the ethical dimension.
• A good leader fosters the best conditions for the organisation to flourish, and fulfil its purpose.
• Leaders need to focus on both task and people.
• Resource allocation is always a thorny area. Leaders must reconcile conflicting constraints and ensure people understand their decisions.
• Inspirational leaders have a huge impact. A problem awaits when they leave. So plan.
• Leaders need a thick skin. They must also be sensitive to the effect of their actions on others.
• Leaders must be present when the going gets tough.
• Leadership can be lonely.
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