Presenting one Sample of Leadership Characters

December 23rd, 2009 by admin 1 comment »

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Think about the time you are insisted on performing in front of a microphone and given very limited time for an opening introduction. Will you walk away? Or will you walk to the microphone and smile? When you are at the first option, do not ever think that you will make a good leader. On the contrary, the second option is only one of many things a leader will do in facing problem, such as the situation above. You would take a minute to size up the audience and you would say something you need to say in brief. Most importantly, just simply act like you have been there before. This symbolizes one of leadership character.
At the microphone, touch the pod and remain calm. It is necessary to show that we are in good control! Our stomach might probably be churning and our palms may be sweaty, but we must aware the microphone is still on our hands. This is extremely a contradiction feeling and emotion. Trying to think that we are the master of our destiny, or at least for the next five minutes, we will be feeling that there is nothing to fear of. When you keep that thought in mind, you will finally say to yourself; yes, I can do this. You then could speak before audiences and you will be just fine.
Such behavior is representing some of leadership characters. I define leadership presence as authority to earn. We might have a title, but we need to earn the respect and trust of our colleagues. Presence such as the example above is rooted in fundamental competence, and for them who aspire to lead, this sort of presence is essential.
No matter our looks or body type at the stage, we can have presence when we move on our ability to connect with other people, regardless of behind a microphone or as such; maintain our smile, and keep moving. The audience is ours. So be confident at speaking as a leader has always to be.

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Best Communication between Leader and His People

December 20th, 2009 by admin 2 comments »

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Several managers of departments who look for good relationship upward have the resources to make something called ‘motion picture’, but more managers have cleverness and smartness to build perfect argument to win their cases. Critical to developing a strong case is the first and the foremost to frame our argument in accordance with the business case: why is this good sense for the organization to pursue our idea? Without a foundation based on either saving or improving the business, our idea has no opportunity; on the contrary, with it we can start.

To build upon our business case, we are supposed to frame our argument in ways which appeal to the person with authority. Let me show you how.

As the leader’s people/employees, we are supposed to:
1. adopt our leader’s point of view. If we want to influence the leader then we need to see the world as he or she sees it. Our leader takes a corporate-wide view of performance, of course, but each of them has hot button issues around products and services, our morale, or our legacies. If we have a leader who’s a cost-cutter, frame our pitch as a means of cutting costs, or at least reducing expenses. Likewise if we have a leader who is focused on customer issues — frame our pitch as a way to improve customer service or product benefits. The angle of our pitch depends upon the leader’s interest.

2. paint a picture. Let’s consider how our leader likes information. It may a straightforward spreadsheet or a narrative business plan. Do what makes sense but don’t stuck there. If our idea is big and bold, make it so by producing a video or using photographs. If our initiative is about an internal improvement then we must interview end-users who will benefit from the adoption of our idea.

3. make it come alive. To make our case, take our leader to the heart of the action. For example, if we are insisting for an improvement on the factory floor, bring him to the line and show him what we intend to do. Or when we plan to demonstrate a customer need, invite our leader to a focus group with customers. There is nothing like real world examples to demonstrate our argument.

These steps are to make our argument come alive do work, but they need something else — our credibility. If we want to lead up, we need to be perceived as competent. Therefore, it is more difficult to sell upward if we are brand new to our job, unless we are hired to do so (that is, shake things up with new ideas). Credibility is well earned through example, especially by doing our job well over a certain period of time. Also, critical for those who manage in the middle, credibility is enhanced by the ability to collaborate with peers.

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