{"id":25741,"date":"2021-03-24T15:09:58","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/redrockinterna.wpengine.com\/?p=25741"},"modified":"2021-03-24T15:11:13","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T12:11:13","slug":"are-you-leading-well-assess-your-leadership-in-8-steps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redrockinternational.com\/qa\/are-you-leading-well-assess-your-leadership-in-8-steps\/","title":{"rendered":"Are you leading well? Assess your leadership in 8 steps"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I like to run and am interested in going faster.\u00a0 This is an easy thing to measure, after a gruelling run around a well-trodden course, where I feel like I\u2019ve been super quick, I can look at my time and see how long the run took.\u00a0 Usually, this results in a sobering dose of reality, despite the effort, I\u2019ve not run quite as quick as my oxygen-depleted lungs would have had me believe.<\/p>

Leadership is not like this, the metrics for measuring our performance are not easily accessible and comparing our performance with our last \u201ctrip around the track\u201d not something we can do accurately.\u00a0 Depending on our disposition, we are probably going to think of ourselves either as amazing leaders or as poor or average leaders.\u00a0 Most of us the latter.\u00a0 This assessment is typically anecdotal, not based on data.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Most people can lead really well, we are not destined to be average or poor leaders.\u00a0 Leadership consists of a simple set of skills and behaviours, which if carried out well will lead to remarkable results.\u00a0 Those skills and behaviours are available to us all but, like running, they will require intentional training and work in order for us to get better at them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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<\/span>Below are eight \u201cstatements\u201d defining key leadership skills. Have a look at them and assess your own status...<\/span><\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI know the measurable goals my team is aiming to achieve. \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tI turn up to meetings on time and whilst in the meeting I am present.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tWe have a written down strategic plan for what SMART goals are going to be achieved and by when.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMy team knows what we are aiming to do, how we are going to do it, our progress and our problems.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMy team has achieved its performance targets.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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\n\t\t\t\t\t\tEach person on my team is clear and agreed on their responsibility, their authority and who they report to.\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Take your time to pause over each of the above statements and consider its implication for your situation.<\/strong>\u00a0 It is easy to glance over them and give ourselves a cursory \u201cyes\u201d. \u00a0Although the statements do not cover the whole gamut of leadership behaviours they do indicate healthy leadership in other areas.\u00a0 The statements are like the top floor of a building, the other floors and foundations need to be good for the top floor to be in place.<\/p>

To develop and grow we need to identify our current position, what we are doing well, where we can improve.\u00a0 Without this information we are like a GPS searching for satellites.\u00a0 Most of us will be able to identify some areas to improve. Once we\u2019ve identified the areas for growth, we can consider carefully what to do.\u00a0 The skills listed above are not difficult but do require work, effort and often doing things differently. \u00a0We are all capable of turning up to meetings on time, but if we have had years of turning up late, are known affectionately as the person who will \u201csoon be with us\u201d being punctual will require some changing of habits.\u00a0 Similarly, talking in vague terms about how the future could look for our business or area of responsibility is an exciting thing to do, turning it into a strategic plan requires hard work, engagement of others and facing tough decisions on what to prioritise.<\/p>

We get better at leadership by choosing one thing at a time to focus on, not everything.\u00a0 Getting better at leading is a long-term process, not an overnight fix.\u00a0 Consider the statements carefully, choose one area to improve and one action that will see that area improve and that is not too stretching to do.\u00a0<\/p>

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