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Specific actions for the three remaining spheres: Interpersonal, Team, and Organizational Leadership

 

Specific actions for the three remaining spheres: Interpersonal, Team, and Organizational Leadership

Thanks for the feedback on the last article of tips for how you can improve your leadership in the Personal Sphere and the Knowledge Sphere of Side by Side Leadership®. I appreciate your valuable feedback and hope to hear more from each of you.

As the Fall of 2002 begins, there are many reasons to be anxious and frustrated. Some parts of the economy are at the lowest levels in twenty years. There is the threat of war and continued terrorist activity.

On the bright side of things, though, the world has the most educated and trained people that have ever lived. Abundant scientific, as well as practical knowledge, is only a fingertip away. Individuals in many organizations have learned how to work together in cooperative, coordinated, and creative ways to achieve breakthrough results.

The one missing ingredient in the road to rapid economic recovery and a more peaceful world is still good leadership. Side by Side Leadership is a new way to think about and improve leadership at all levels of organizations and society.

Side by Side Leadership found that there was no one single way to lead, but instead, five spheres of leadership. This article now will present some of the research-based tips on how to improve your leadership in the Interpersonal, Team, and Organizational Spheres.

Specific Actions to Improve Your Side by Side Interpersonal Leadership:

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 Lead with great listening;
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 Ask people what they think and then listen to their thinking;
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 Talk to someone you know who disagrees with you and try to understand his or her point of view;
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 Share your personal visionary goal with friends and colleagues. Ask them to share their goals or aspirations with you.
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 When you do presentations, think and talk about how the topic overlaps with achieving visionary goals. This will create excitement in your talk; and
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 Look for opportunities to help others achieve their goals.
Specific Actions to Improve Your Side by Side Team Leadership:
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 Develop shared team goals that directly support organizational goals;
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 Work side by side with leaders of other work areas whose success is linked with your team;
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 Use a team charter document to gain agreement on team purpose and decision making authority;
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 Involve the whole team in setting team goals and developing action plans;
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 Facilitate team meetings where everyone participates;
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 Use structured methods to lead problem solving, decision-making, and action planning;
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 Develop roles and responsibilities of all team members together; and
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 Train all team members in team skills.
Specific Actions to Improve Your Side by Side Organizational Leadership:
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 Find out what your customers value most in your organization's products and services;
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 Find out what your employees value most in working in your organization;
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 Work with a broad selection of other leaders to develop three-to-five year visionary goals for your organization;
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 Develop and implement creative strategies for achieving visionary goals; and
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 Work side by side with the leaders of customer, supplier, government and partner organizations. Set shared visionary goals for joint ventures.
Please contact Hillary Keith for permission to reproduce Side by Side Leadership® articles from the on-line Leadership Community site: E-mail: community@sidebyside.com Phone: 1-800-204-3118.
© Dennis A. Romig, 2002




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