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New Generation Leadership: Effective Leadership Change and Transformation Strategies
Often, we try to align ourselves with what our employers want, without asking whether changes can be made to help us to work more effectively together. Feeling that you are an essential and valued part of an organisation can bring a whole new level of extraordinary performance to individuals at every level of the business structure.
The Role of Managerial Experience in Change and Growth
I lived in one of the most oppressive environments in Modern times, South Africa’s Apartheid regime, where any opinion that confronted Leadership’s authority, dogma and ideology was considered as questionable and behaviorally incorrect with often painful consequences.
A position, a title came with power, and with this a need to seek approval – yet deeply embedded within organisations were vast reservoirs of experiential knowledge and inherent in this enormous work experience-untapped resources.
An Entrepreneurs View of Growth from Within the Firm
I’ve experienced torrents of arguments as to why businesses do not grow, and chief amongst these has been that national economies are in melt down, and therefore growth from within is simply not sustainable.
I’ve often asked why it is that some firms continue to growth in spite of the waves of pessimism that is reported through the media. If innovation is encouraged through the firm, it is richly evident that it is within the firm that innovation is the determinant of growth! And not so called external market conditions.
Integrating Leadership
My experience is that as leaders we become shaped by the increased experience and knowledge in our enterprises, thereby increasing our capacity to ‘work on our businesses’, as a rich repository. This only happens if we see each other as willing co-collaborators of our learning’s and expectations.
Employer Never Expected This …
Dear Mr. Employer,
I’ve felt it very necessary to write this letter to you so that you may fully understand how to best lead me to really achieve well, not only for you, but for myself and my team.