Sunday, September 29, 2013

Results based leadership

-- a lot of smart things that good leaders do regularly

This book explores leadership in terms of results. Leaders get results. They have qualities or skill used to achieve results.

The book explores defining results. How management often gets what they reward for.

Employee results.

Organizational Results

Customer Results

investor Results

Becoming a results based leader
  1. Begin with an absolute focus on results
  2. Take complete and personal responsibility for your group's results
  3. Clearly and specifically communicate expectations and targets
  4. Determine what you personally need to do to improve your results
  5. Use results as a litmus test for continuing or implementing a leadership practice
  6. Engage in development activities and opportunities that will help you produce better results.
  7. Know and use every group member's capabilities to the fullest. Provide them with appropriate development opportunities
  8. Experiment and innovate in every realm under your influence. Look for new ways to improve performance
  9. Measure the right standards and increase rigor with which you measure them.
  10. Constantly take action. Results won't improve without it.
  11. Increase the pace or tempo of your group.
  12. Seek feedback from others in the organization about the ways you and your group can improve your outcomes
  13. Ensure that your subordinates and colleagues perceive that your motivation for being a leader is the achievement of positive results, not personal or political gain
  14. Model the methods and strive for the results you want your group to use and attain.




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