We are witnessing that one of the main reasons for such a dearth of genuine leadership is probably that very few people, who are elected, selected, and/or ascend to leadership positions, are ready, willing, and/or, able to proceed, with real common sense! After more than four decades of involvement in just about everything related to quality leadership, since. identifying and training, training and developing, thousands of actual and/or potential leaders, as well as personally serving as a leader (I think, well!), on several occasions, I have come to I firmly believe, Common sense is the rarest of human qualities.! It should be the responsibility of all committed constituents to witness, observe and understand that everyone has DEFECTS, and these become, more obvious, if/when, too much, too little common sense is used! With that in mind, this article will briefly try to consider, examine, review and discuss, using the mnemonic approach, what this means and represents, and why it is important.
1. face the facts; future; fruition: Since we all have flaws (since we are human), it is imperative for a quality leader to face the facts and address their personal weaknesses, proactively! Only they, these people, will lead the group, forward, towards the best possible future and strategically, they will proceed to perceive and conceive, create, develop and instill, the best, well conceived, action plans, and maintain discipline and commitment. , to bring the results to fruition!
two. Listen; to learn; major: One of the behaviors that most needs to be admitted and proactively addressed is the tendency to talk, rather than listen and effectively learn from every conversation and experience! Isn’t that the real essence of leading effectively?
3. Attitude; fitness; attention; articulate: Negativity often destroys groups! Therefore, they should look for people who possess a true, positive can-do attitude and align it with a relevant aptitude and skill set. When this happens, one is more likely to pay close attention to the most important factors, rather than the insignificant ones, and consistently articulate a compelling, unifying message.
Four. Waste (time, money, energy); it’s worth it: Instead of following unsubstantiated theories, etc., which tend to waste time, money, energy, and opportunities, the sign of quality leadership is to proactively emphasize relevant and valuable pathways.
5. Systems; solutions; Service; stronger: If they focused on more sensible actions, we would see better systems developed and used, focusing on relevant and sustainable solutions, providing a true service, strengthening the organization and stakeholders, etc.
If we want organizations to be better and more relevant, we need leaders who are ready, willing and able to identify and acknowledge their DEFECTS (as well as that of the group), and create the best path, go ahead! Are you up to these tasks and the associated objective introspection degree?