Enter a new paradigm.
We’ve come to a New leadership paradigm. Should a great leader have things in control, know precisely what is going on in an organisation, make sure that he or she has all the answers ready when challenges occur, and that he or she has to be a role model for all?
Well, think again. Establish trust with sharing tasks and responsibilities. Let go of control and let innovations happen. Find our what colleagues know and what they are capable of. And yet, there is just so much more in it.
The way we work is always best to be compliant with an environment in which we work. Discordance will bring negative impact that will be hidden in our frustrations, powerlessness, and so on. We are on the move from something, what we could call a quantitative working environment, where efficiency is the boss, to a qualitative working environment, where demands are drastically switched. In this world, doing more-achieving more is not a rule anymore.
Being a manager is a rational role; a head or a mind of an organisation. A person in that role needs an ability to see the organisation as a whole, and to put together a system, that will be able to answer a multitude of needs.
Being a leader is an interpersonal role; a soul of an organisation. A person in that role needs ability to build relationships, build commitment, motivate responsible doing, etc.
Leadership is a relationship. As such it is a fundamental relationship that defines many elements of our working environment and eventually determines what we call a quality of a working life. As a relationship it has three essential characteristics: it is 1) multidirectional and reciprocal, it is 2) active and directed towards change (for the better), and it is 3) non-coercive, that is steaming from a shared purpose.
A leader in on organisation has a role to play. It is not about being a high level performer, not even about climbing on a career ladder. A leader in an organisation is a builder of working environment and working conditions. A person doing that role needs a proper education and specific expertise.
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