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	The Five Key Facets of High Performance Leadership by Brian Ward Part 1
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The Five Key Facets of High Performance Leadership
by Brian Ward
Part 1

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Many people in leadership positions struggle with understanding what makes a great leader.

While billions of dollars are spent annually on leadership development, quality leadership is still in short supply. For example, the move towards Total Quality has inspired many organizations to take a long, hard look at building their leadership capacity.

Quality management systems such as Baldrige, ISO 9000, European Foundation for Quality and the Canadian National Quality Institute all demand an emphasis on quality leadership.

Organizations have responded to this with myriads of education and training resources, which seem to be plentiful, (Amazon.com has over 9,000 references on leadership.), yet most attempts at building quality leadership are either far too complex or too simplistic to be of any practical use to leaders who need to make things happen.

So what does work?

In working with leaders we have isolated five key characteristics that successful leaders consistently demonstrate. These work extremely well whether the emphasis is on 'quality' or some other approach to building and sustaining a customer focused, team based organization that pays as much attention to results as it does to process. So, if you want to become a better leader, even a great one, study and apply these five key facets of high performance leadership:

Focus - Authenticity - Courage - Empathy - Timing

FOCUS: Effective leaders stay focused on the outcomes they wish to create, and don't get too married to the methods used to achieve them. They provide this 'outcomes focus' for their organization by emphasizing the mission, vision, values and strategic goals of their organization and at the same time building the capacity of their organizations to achieve them.

This capacity building emphasizes the need to be flexible, creative and innovative and avoid becoming fossilized through the adoption of bureaucratic structures, policies and processes.

AUTHENTICITY: Leaders who are authentic attract followers, even leaders who are viewed as being highly driven and difficult to work for. Simply put, they are viewed as always being themselves - and therefore followers know what to expect from them and can rely on them, come thick or thin.

Authenticity provides the leader with the currency to obtain 'buy-in' from key stakeholders, because it builds and maintains trust. Authenticity is the bedrock upon which the other facets are built.

COURAGE: The challenges facing leaders today are immense, and require great courage to overcome. Leaders are constantly being challenged by others, be it their own team, customers, the public or other stakeholders. Standing firm in the face of criticism, yet having the courage to admit when they are wrong, are hallmarks of courageous leaders.

For example, shifting an organization from being introspective to becoming customer focused requires courage when people pay lip service to the new direction...it means calling people on their bluff.

EMPATHY: Effective leaders know how to listen empathetically - thus legitimizing others' input. By doing so, they promote consensus building, and build strong teams.

Brian is the author of The FACET Leadership™ ONLINE Workshop at: Affinity MC.

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Aries is the astrology sign that deals specifically with Initiative, Assertiveness, Goal Setting, and Anger Management. Learn more about Aries.
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