To help provide focus for those currently in, or desiring, a leadership role, here is a smattering of concepts which may provide a helpful perspective shift.

 

Above all else: leadership should be rewarding.

 

 

A leader ensures that their direct reports:

 

• Are capable of performing the required skills of their role
• Develop progressive skills
• Exhibits and develops professional behavior
• Understands the mission and purpose of the business
• Are aware of how performance and behavior affect business results and professional progression

 

Leadership requires:

 

• a focus on enabling the team to deliver value
• taking responsibility for the results of the team
• development of the individuals on the team
• an ego that is satisfied by the value that the team delivers, not that the leader delivers

 

Leadership Pronoun Usage:

 

Success = 3rd Person - Us/We/Our

Failure = 1st Person - I/Me/Mine

 

Leadership Prioritization of Needs:

 

• Needs of the customer – they’re paying the bills
• Needs of the business – they’re paying you and your team
• Needs of the business partners – they’re supporting you/and you them
• Needs of the leadership structure – they’re providing direction & guidance
• Needs of the team – they’re supporting you
• Needs of the individuals on the team – they’re supporting the team

 

NOTE: The needs of the leader are addressed with the leader’s leadership.