The Challenge of Contemporary Leadership
Management Versus Leadership
| Managing | Leading |
| Planning and budgeting | Setting a direction |
| Organizing and staffing | Aligning people |
| Controlling and problem solving | Motivating and inspiring |
The Tensions Leaders Must Balance
- Encouraging collaboration without stifling the competitive urge
- Facilitating group decision making without being indecisive
- Fostering group participation without sacrificing the quality of the decisions.
Characteristics of Effective Leaders
- caring
- comfortable with ambiguity
- persistent
- excellent communicators
- politically astute
- humorous
- level-headed
- self-aware enough to know how their own patterns of behavior impact others
- future-focused
Accepting the Assignment with Open Eyes
Distinguishing the Challenges
Crafting a Vision That Enlists Support
Scouring the Terrain for Resources
Keeping Your Staff and Allies Motivated
The Personal Side of Leadership
(Steps)
Steps for Gathering Resources
Steps for Formulating a Vision
Steps for Creating Forward Momentum
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