Leaders enable people to act. They cause things to happen. These causes are:
Momentum: It is creating a work culture where everyone is seeking to achieve success constantly. Leaders have the ability to get momentum going. Leaders have to prepare to motivate people so that it can lead to momentum in the organisation. The motivation is developed from setting small achievable goals for the people being lead. Leader preparation creates momentum. Motivation sustains momentum. To start momentum, it is necessary to define where you are, where we should be and where we ultimately want to go. Based on these definitions you can set goals. Then create small achievable goals as steps towards the goals that the organisation has. Achieving the small goals will create a work culture where everyone is seeking to achieve success constantly due to the motivation that it builds in people.
Change: Leaders have the ability to cause change. The pace of change should be faster within the leader than the pace of change within the organisation. The pace of change in the organisation should be faster than the pace of change occurring externally.
Growth: The people around them and the organisation is growing. Leaders disseminate skills and knowledge they hold to the people in their organisation which leads to the growth of both the people and organisation. Therefore, it is important for leaders to be eager to learn new skills and knowledge.
The first tenet, momentum is well integrated into how I approach leading group projects. During the first group meeting is when we define where you are, where we should be and where we ultimately want to go. Thereafter, the goals are set and divided as fairly as possible according ot group members. Then there is an in-depth discussion about each goal where each group member helps set small achievable goals to ultimately meet their assigned objective.
I learned that if I want to be a better at leading, I have to adapt to the external changes, for example different groups, assignments, etc., at a faster pace than the pace at which I am beginning new group projects. This is another tenet that I always do when I join new groups, I ensure that we have the necessary communication platforms need and the tools such as a shared google doc or a Canva graphic design template before or during the first group meeting.
Lastly, I am now aware of the importance of learning new skills and acquiring knowledge which I can share to team members. I am already someone who enjoys learning new skills and knowledge and sharing it with my group members. As I recall, I was the member who introduced and assisted my 2023 team members in navigating and using a graphic design tool called Canva.
Being able to recognise that I am not a blank canvas through this podcast episode has made me keener on implement the lessons that I learned as I develop this competency. Through this podcast I realised that I am not as bad at leadership as I thought but I should apply the four capabilities of successful leaders, Artifact 1 The Secret To Having Influence by Ron Carucci, to make leadership a more enjoyable experience for me and the people work with.
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