Are you an effective leader?

Are You An Effective Leader?

Great leaders keep up with trends but never follow fads, they are decisive but don't feel they must always be right and they are logical while also seeking ways to develop and use their intuition.
"Leadership involves realistic acceptance of yourself (the good, the bad and the ugly), willingness to learn and grow, and an ability not to want to win every time." A great leader is not "born" as the old saying goes. Instead, he or she is someone who is passionate about what they do - or want to do - and prepared to learn the skills and values required to lead others.

Here are a few tips from Effective Leaders:

Lead by example.
Communicate a clear, strong vision whenever talking about their organisation and its people. They keep that vision/picture of the future desired state in mind no matter what is happening around them.
Set strategy and direction.
Access and trust their intuition
Speak to and treat others with the dignity and respect they desire themselves.
Are able to reduce the complex to the simple.
Persevere and follow through on everything they say they are going to do.
They are interesting and charismatic.
They recognise the achievements of their team as a collective as well as those of individuals.
They always go for the highest good for their organisation.
They create challenges for their team.

Some Leadership habits that you should avoid:

Managers who use the outdated and ineffective "command and control" style of leadership. This style of leadership not only stunted the business leader's development but also the development of everyone around them.

Source: Thorsons, "Effective Leadership" 2002.

OCTOBER KEY FIGURES - Unemployment

UNEMPLOYMENT

Decreased by 18,500 to 598,600. The number of persons looking for full-time work decreased by 17,200 to 436,000 and the number of persons looking for part-time work decreased by 1,300 to 162,700.

UNEMPLOYMENT RATE

Decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.0%. The male rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 6.1% and the female rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 5.9%.

NSW 5.6% (6.0% last month),

Vic 5.9% (5.8%),

Qld 7.0% (7.0%),

SA 6.3% (6.4%),

WA 6.0% (6.2%),

Tas 8.2% (9.0%).

PARTICIPATION RATE

Decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 63.4%.

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics - 6202.0 Labour Force, Australia, Preliminary EMBARGO: 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/11/2002

If you require any assistance filling your vacant positions, please feel free to contact our office on 9570 2411

If you have any questions, human resources issues to discuss or would like to give any feedback in regards to this newsletter, please don't hesitate to email me - mnovotny@discoveringpeople.com.au


Are You An Effective Leader? Great leaders keep up with trends but never follow fads, they are decisive but don't feel they must always be right and they are logical while also seeking ways to develop and use their intuition. "Leadership involves realistic acceptance of yourself (the good, the bad and the ugly), willingness to learn and grow, and an ability not to want to win every time." A great leader is not "born" as the old saying goes. Instead, he or she is someone who is passionate about what they do - or want to do - and prepared to learn the skills and values required to lead others. Here are a few tips from Effective Leaders: Lead by example. Communicate a clear, strong vision whenever talking about their organisation and its people. They keep that vision/picture of the future desired state in mind no matter what is happening around them. Set strategy and direction. Access and trust their intuition Speak to and treat others with the dignity and respect they desire themselves. Are able to reduce the complex to the simple. Persevere and follow through on everything they say they are going to do. They are interesting and charismatic. They recognise the achievements of their team as a collective as well as those of individuals. They always go for the highest good for their organisation. They create challenges for their team. Some Leadership habits that you should avoid: Managers who use the outdated and ineffective "command and control" style of leadership. This style of leadership not only stunted the business leader's development but also the development of everyone around them. Source: Thorsons, "Effective Leadership" 2002. OCTOBER KEY FIGURES - Unemployment UNEMPLOYMENT Decreased by 18,500 to 598,600. The number of persons looking for full-time work decreased by 17,200 to 436,000 and the number of persons looking for part-time work decreased by 1,300 to 162,700. UNEMPLOYMENT RATE Decreased by 0.2 percentage points to 6.0%. The male rate fell by 0.1 percentage point to 6.1% and the female rate fell by 0.2 percentage points to 5.9%. NSW 5.6% (6.0% last month), Vic 5.9% (5.8%), Qld 7.0% (7.0%), SA 6.3% (6.4%), WA 6.0% (6.2%), Tas 8.2% (9.0%). PARTICIPATION RATE Decreased by 0.1 percentage point to 63.4%. Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics - 6202.0 Labour Force, Australia, Preliminary EMBARGO: 11:30 AM (CANBERRA TIME) 07/11/2002 If you require any assistance filling your vacant positions, please feel free to contact our office on 9570 2411 If you have any questions, human resources issues to discuss or would like to give any feedback in regards to this newsletter, please don't hesitate to email me - mnovotny@discoveringpeople.com.au