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Published
in Globe and Mail - May 8, 2006
Harvey Schachter - Monday Morning Manager
First
Item: Five tools for a great leader
You can't
win at golf with only one club. Similarly, managers can't
succeed with a single approach to leadership but must use
five dimensions, according to Toronto-based consultants Scott
Campbell and Ellen Samiec:
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Published
in Leadership Excellence magazine
You Can’t Win at Golf with Just One Club:
Effective Leaders Excel in Five Dimensions
Imagine this scene: Tiger Woods arrives for the Masters Golf
Tournament in Augusta, Georgia with only a driver in his golf
bag. When asked, "Where are your other clubs?" he
replies, "Well, my driver is my favorite club, and I
figured I could just use it for all my shots."
Many executives
and leaders use the same logic when leading their teams; they
utilize a single approach to leadership--a command-and-control
style being the most frequent "club of choice."
Most still buy into the myth: there's one right way to lead
for all situations. This article reveals five key dimensions
that leads need to master.
Since
IT, speed-to-market cycles, higher employee education, and
cultural changes have rendered the command-and-control approach
far less effective, we propose that executives try other clubs--such
as visioning, coaching, relating and enrolling. There is no
one right way to lead that works in all situations. Relying
on any one approach is like trying to win at golf with just
one club.
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Published
in Esteem magazine
Stop
Working on Your Weakness! Leverage Your Strength
According
to conventional wisdom, the best way to improve your performance
in any given areas to identify your relevant weaknesses and
devote time and energy to overcoming them. This is the typical
approach most organizations use when developing the leadership
potential of their people. It’s also the common approach
recommended in personal development books and seminars. But
there is a serious problem with this approach: it doesn’t
work!
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Great
Leaders Grow Deep Roots
The Six Characteristics of Exceptional Leaders
The Eastern Ontario
dairy farm on which I grew up had numerous oak trees. I have
fond memories of collecting autumn oak leaves colored red
and orange-brown or fallen acorns for science projects during
my school years. It always amazed me that such a massive plant
could grow from a small acorn when planted in the proper soil.
Yet, the key to
the oak’s imposing stature is what lies beneath the
soil out of view–its root system. And the oak’s
root system is just as impressive as its visible features.
As an example,
the California Valley Oak's taproot can reach 60 feet deep,
to search for groundwater. Some of its roots extend out more
than twice the drip line. The oak tree’s extensive root
system anchors it against storm conditions and allows it to
absorb water and nutrients from the soil. Its roots are the
source from which the visible tree’s greatness springs.
What the roots
are to the mighty oak, six particular characteristics are
to great leaders. Like roots, they may be invisible to the
eye, but they are the true source of an exceptional leader’s
actions. If these unseen leadership roots are not sunk deep
in the soil of one’s life, the results will reveal themselves
in visible leadership that is at best stunted and at worst
diseased. Great leaders grow deep roots!
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