“Leadership, why do I need leadership skills?” This is a question I get asked often. So in quick response to that I often come out with… “Oh you need this for lots of reasons…” and then stumble through some of them… sometimes I even forget some of the gems.
Leadership why you need it.
If you are in business.
- Who provides the direction for the team to follow?
- You get asked to supervise or “manage” a team?
- Who ensures the team have the resources they need to do their tasks well?
- You want more from your current role and need to find a way forward.
- Who gets and keeps the team focussed?
- You can see things can be done more effectively but no one is “stepping up to the plate.”
- Who keeps the red tape to a minimum for the team so they can do what they need to do?
- An emergency situation arises and time is crucial, you either jump in and lead or sit back and wonder what might have happened.
- Who goes into “bat” for a team member?
- You are recognised as being great at what you do, and you are asked your opinion on issues, you can shy away or…
- Who gets in and gives a hand?
- You want to start a business and have the “skills” to do the tasks well, but you lack the drive to go the next step.
- The boss is off sick with the flu, you could sit back and slack it out… or?
- The value of businesses is shown to be higher when decent leadership is in place. (According to the Institute for Strategic Change, the “stock price of ‘well-led’ companies grew by over 900% over 10 years, compared with 74% for poorly led companies”.)
- You deal with customers in a service capacity and not just as an order taker, and you want to deliver sterling results.
- Who knows how to do all these things and more…
In general life
- What if you get asked to be part of a committee for a club you are part of?
- Who provides direction when you go out to dinner and decisions need to be made (which restaurant, which food style, which menu options…)
- Who makes sure things happen in their right order for special events…
- You want to get more out of the people you deal with on a daily basis and not end up repelling them with nagging in a bid to get results.
- Who provides the direction for daily living to make it a great experience day in day out…
- Who sits back and watches their children explore creative play options and steps in to provide direction when needed?
- You want to boost your confidence and forge new ways forward in life.
- You want to seek out fresh opportunities in the way you live your life.
Discovering you are living in a world loaded with challenges is sometimes difficult, and over time I have learnt there are some things you can do to make the challenges less of a hassle. I hope the 7 Steps to Leadership Excellence program is able to give you the edge in this challenging world.
“In life there are opportunities to excel, or not… you get to choose.” Steve Gray
