Volume 2 Issue 2

Leaders Are...

• Leaders are expected to fulfil the requirements of their employees, enabling them to get their work done. This means providing any training necessary for the job. Also, leaders must organize materials, equipment, and tools, ensuring they are all at the right place, at the right time, and in the right condition.
• Leaders are expected to make decisions and take action to meet the needs and attain the objectives of the organization. They are expected to guide their employees back on track when they veer off course or fail to achieve those objectives.
• Leaders are expected to deal effectively with conflicts that impede the successful completion of the organization's objectives. They are expected to provide motivation, support, coaching and information, all delivered in the most efficient and professional manner.
• Leaders are expected to communicate the mission, vision and strategies of the organization in a way that they become the motivating factors for any decision or action taken by their employees.
• Leaders are also expected to listen attentively to the needs and suggestions of their people and to ensure that this communication flows up through the organizational structure.

Leadership is not a title bestowed upon us by executives and senior managers. Leadership is a role we assume, and that role is granted to us by the very people we lead. Leadership is not only what we do, it's also who we are. It's an attitude.