Leaders hold themselves to a higher standard….

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The article "Leading management" highlights how important it is for leaders to hold themselves to a higher standard, the article states that "..a good leader should be more critical of his or her performance than anyone else." I strongly agree with this statement. As leaders we’re responsible to set the example and the example we set should inspire others to a higher standard. The article provides the following list of eight questions to assess yourself against. Ask yourself:

• Leadership: Am I an effective leader and do I enable others to lead just as effectively in their areas?
• Challenge: Do I check myself continuously, as well as my colleagues and the organisation, in order to identify and exploit areas that could be significantly improved?
• Decisiveness: Do I identify issues quickly and resolve them as fast as I can and with due diligence?
• Actions: Do I act on decisions and give feedback without delay?
• Communication: Is everyone aware of what I’m doing and do they know why I’m doing it – and can I say the same about them?
• Change: Has a climate been created where everybody welcomes change and knows how to implement it?
• Basics: Have the key success factors been identified and am I sure that they are working well?
• Objectives: Do we have high and potentially rewarding ambitions to work towards?

I discussed why it’s important for leaders to hold themselves to a higher standard previously here. Are you setting the standard for you team and organisation? Reflecting on your behaviour over the past two weeks, have you set an example of the standard you expect from your team?

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