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December 2009 |
Greetings!
Another year looms on the horizon, packed with opportunities galore...if we embrace change.
Life and leadership require a keen sense of balance regarding change in order to achieve all each has to offer. Too much change and structures crumble to the ground. Too little change and we "die" from boredom or obsolescence.
What changes will you make in the upcoming year to break free of the status quo? How will you balance change with stability?
Read on to discover how to be successful in balancing change, no matter where you are in life. We are all in some type of "team", even if it is a home team...and, in some type of leadership position. We can all make a difference!
Embracing opportunity,
Janna
Janna Rust
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The Balancing Act of Leadership
What if everyone around you thrived on creating new ideas, initiating change and forging ahead to greater heights with reckless abandon? To the contrary, what if everyone was complacent and comfortable in the status quo? Can you picture the scene?
My guess is that in the former, everyone would on the verge of cardiac arrest from the chaotic environment, while in the latter, it would be Siesta time, all the time. Neither hypothesis would be very profitable or sustainable in the long term, demonstrating that both skills of leading and managing contribute to the success of any organization.
Simply stated, if everyone leads, no one will manage. If everyone manages, no one will lead. Great leaders know when and how to lead AND manage. Great leaders employ balance!
Both leaders and managers are important in their own ways. Without leadership skills of casting vision and initiating change, forward progress stalls. Without management skills of implementation and administration, great ideas go nowhere. Great teams have a blend of all types of behavior styles, with each person operating in their strengths for the greater good of the whole.
"To lead or to manage?", that is the question. The answer is "Yes".
Know the situation.
Know yourself.
Know your team.
Then, balance your people knowledge with an understanding of your organizational mission and you'll have a recipe for success!
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Lead Change: Become a Status Quo Buster
...the opportunity to "change the business-as-usual environment" is the fertile soil for leadership. - Kouzes & Posner, The Leadership Challenge, p. 47
Leaders challenge the status quo. Leaders are comfortable making people uncomfortable while striving to make things better. Leaders forge ahead, taking their followers through uncharted waters, encouraging them along the way with a vision of more success and less pain.
Opportunities to bust the status quo are definitely fertile soil for leadership. I've personally found this to be true throughout my career.
With the exception of my first job, I've been consistently called upon to make things better because an organization's growth had outgrown its processes. I am no stranger to initiating change. I've heard the phrase "But we've always done it this way" more times than I can count. This phrase always indicates opportunity!
News Flash: What got you here will get you more of the same.
How is the "same" working for you?
If your answer to the above is anything but "Fantastic!", consider the following questions to identify ripe leadership opportunities and change your status quo:
- What makes you angry where you are?
- What repetitive complaints come to mind?
- What processes can be automated to save time?
Leaders lead change when appropriate, not for the sake of it. Address the above issues with strategic action plans for the greater good and you will be successful in the long run.
What change will you make today? |
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