Inspire and Instruct

“Most important, leaders can conceive and articulate goals that lift people out of their petty preoccupations and unite them in pursuit of objectives worthy of their best effort.”  

                                                                                                   John Gardner

Leaders are expected to provide inspiration and instruction to their team throughout the course of work, but that is so much harder if the leader has no clear vision for the organization and its associates.   As we approach a new year, and given the increasing uncertainty in the future survival of organisations, now more than ever vision is crucial.  

A vision helps in deciphering the right direction which needs to be followed to make the organization reach marvelous heights of success.  Yet just formulating of a vision is not sufficient; it has to be coupled with gaining the confidence of the employees.   As a leader if you don’t buy the vision, then you’ll never sell it.  If you don’t have a passion to live and breath the vision, then you’re on an up hill struggle to encourage others to have confidence in it, the organisation and you.

As a leader you’ve also got to get real good and embedding the right values within the workforce; instilling a sense of responsibility and resilience, so they have enough zeal to endure the difficulties and challenges that 2009 will bring.   

2009 will also bring great opportunities, but if you and the team don’t know the destination, you won’t know where to focus. 

What’s the something bigger, more compelling and inspiring that you and the team can focus on?  As opposed to solely focusing on firefighting today’s problems.

 

 

Book Recommendations – Job & Career

Here are a handful of books that can help take you through the various aspects of finding job fulfilment.

We’d love to hear your recommendations on the books and sources that have helped you through redundancy, career transition and promotion.

Coping with redundancy

Well it’s the run up to Christmas and not all the news is festive.  MFI, Woollies fell and other companies are announcing redundancies and lay-offs, so what can you do to smooth the uncertainty and pain.  No leader ever wants to give the news “your role has gone”, let alone have to do it on the run up to Christmas.

The Sunday Times ran an article on helping redundant staff start again and if it’s time to look for something new then it’s daily version has a few tips on finding a new job .

As uncertainty increases what matters most is you taking action to feel as resourceful as possible.  Being told you’ve lost your job can be a little like having your legs whipped from under you, a stunning blow and one that leaves you reeling like a kelly wondering what to do next.  Having helped many people through this difficult time the one constant is that the more you know about you, the more resources you have.   You don’t have to wait until you’re coping with emotional shock too.   Here’s s a product you can work with which will equip you well for your future.