| The Effective Leader works at building up and | | | | styles, techniques and communication methods to |
| maintaining a series of Leadership Competencies | | | | achieve successful results and build good |
| which they use to do their job. By 'competencies' | | | | relationships. |
| we do not mean 'natural' attributes, personality | | | | 4. Coaches for Improvement / Results. A Leader |
| styles or skills. Competency is something, either | | | | develops the potential of every Team Member |
| natural or learnt, which is practiced and used | | | | and ensures that they are achieving the desired |
| effectively to achieve their desired goals. For | | | | performance. They work with each to ensure |
| example, someone may be charismatic, but this is | | | | each is contributing positively to the team |
| only a 'competency' if they are consciously aware | | | | dynamic. They read others - to appreciate their |
| of this attribute, and use it purposefully to | | | | strengths, areas for development, personality |
| influence others positively. Competency covers | | | | style, learning style and motivators. They plan a |
| knowledge, skills, practices and processes of the | | | | development strategy for each, and hold |
| Effective Leader. | | | | effective, motivating coaching sessions. |
| The Real Key Leadership Competencies | | | | 5. Communicates Effectively. A Leader PLANS |
| The following is the Top 7 groups of key working | | | | how they communicate, identifying the objectives, |
| competencies. This is what the experienced, | | | | the method, the structure etc. They review the |
| successful Leader is actually doing, the REAL | | | | outcome of the communication and they learn |
| competencies - | | | | from this. They use different forms of |
| 1. Influences Others. A Leader must have the | | | | communication effectively, the right channel for |
| ability to get others to act in the desired way. | | | | the given task. They lead meetings effectively. |
| They have the ability to win respect from those | | | | They plan, structure and facilitate the meeting to |
| who must be influenced, and to build mutual | | | | achieve the desired outcome. They use their |
| respect. They will give directions and expectations | | | | Leadership presence effectively in interactions, to |
| in an appropriate way to influence others to act, | | | | listen, respond, influence and persuade. |
| and they are also open to ideas and listen actively | | | | 6. Works Effectively. A successful Leader plans |
| to others. They walk the talk, influencing others | | | | their own workload, prioritising key tasks and |
| by modelling the behaviour, and they reinforce the | | | | ensuring the appropriate allocation of time and |
| appropriate attitude, behaviour and performance in | | | | effort to achieve the required results. They |
| others. They communicate to the group in a way | | | | organise and structure, building good working |
| that sways the group towards behaving in the | | | | processes, systems and habits so that they can |
| desired way. | | | | effectively achieve their objectives, goals and |
| 2. Fosters Accountability. A Leader establishes in | | | | targets. They translate objectives/project |
| their team members a commitment to achieving | | | | requirements into an achievable work plan, |
| results by building a culture of accountability. Again, | | | | anticipating obstacles. They prioritise tasks, |
| they model this with their behaviour, displaying | | | | establishing a clear focus and direction for others |
| accountability for themselves, their own areas of | | | | to follow. They think ahead to anticipate changing |
| accountability and their team. They use fair | | | | business requirements which could affect priorities |
| processes and they organise action plans for | | | | and plans. The Effective Leader continuously |
| sharing workload and effort. They have open | | | | improves. They plan what improvements they will |
| Team Process for identifying stress points and | | | | introduce, when and how these improvements will |
| for accessing help from other Team Members. | | | | be implemented. |
| They promote accountability and hold each Team | | | | 7. Builds a High Performing Team. The Leader |
| Member personally responsible for their area. | | | | ensures that their Team will achieve their Team |
| They react to deadline and targets with positive | | | | Goals & targets, will achieve the desired |
| or corrective feedback. | | | | performance and is well placed to achieve future |
| 3. Builds Positive Working Relationships. A Leader | | | | INCREASED targets. They understand group |
| actively builds a network of positive working | | | | dynamics and what influences this. They organises |
| relationships, both internally with other department | | | | the Team and build good team processes. They |
| & colleagues, and externally with clients. They | | | | communicate well to the Team, about the |
| take responsibility for ensuring that a relationship | | | | business, the Team Purpose, progress on goal |
| is positive and effective, that it works well for | | | | achievement etc. They fives feedback, celebrate |
| both parties. A Leader actively seeks to | | | | goal achievement and motivates to improve. |
| demonstrate respect for self and respect for | | | | They challenge and encourages the team to |
| others. They investigate the goals, targets and | | | | improve, find new ways of doing things and to |
| stressors of other departments, and of clients, | | | | develop the desired competencies and team |
| ensuring they work well with them to achieve | | | | values. |
| common goals. They explore and use various | | | | |