{"id":3579,"date":"2019-05-05T08:06:24","date_gmt":"2019-05-05T08:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/workwiseasia.com\/?p=3579"},"modified":"2019-08-27T07:52:31","modified_gmt":"2019-08-27T07:52:31","slug":"are-you-taking-care-of-your-leaders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/workwiseasia.com\/?p=3579","title":{"rendered":"Are You Taking Care of Your Leaders?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Many people define leadership as something very critical to the organization. Some may think that companies have 100% succeeded in finding the right leaders and some are still struggling to find the cream of the crop. Top management has always been on the lookout for the best people who can best represent the organization, but what most organizations fail to see is its role in keeping and growing its leaders.<\/p>

It is true that some leaders are born, but if not taken care of and not given the proper tools, they fade into the crowd. For example, when their skills arenu2019t cultivated, their leadership skill sets drain because it is not being applied and\/or practiced. In the event that these skills are honed over a certain period of time, only then will the companies experience good leadership.<\/p>

Another thing that needs to be considered is that leadership is something that includes other people and letting go of being the individual contributor concept. Itu2019s about reaching out to everyone to ensure productivity for the company. Moving from being an individual contributor to taking the lead takes a lot of support from the organization itself.<\/p>

It is sad that some companies are facing difficulty in attracting good leaders because they have sacrificed the following major components of the working life and these are: salary, benefits, training, the work and life balance, purpose, and communication.<\/p>

Leaders should still be led.<\/strong><\/p>

Some companies promote their loyal employees, but suffer later on because these promoted people arenu2019t trained to be people managers. There should be proper and adequate training beforehand so that everything will go smoothly. Processes are learned, so as people. With the use of proper mentoring by the top leaders of organizations, transfer of knowledge is very possible.<\/p>

Salary and benefits still matter.<\/strong><\/p>

Salary goes hand-in-hand with benefits. Most leaders are looking for the whole package. Yes, they want the title, role, and responsibilities, but they also need the compensation they deserve, rather than taking a basic and not minding the benefits part.<\/p>

Leaders still look for work-life balance.<\/strong><\/p>

As for the work and life balance, it has something to do with the company culture in which it greatly affects everyone in the organization. If a company has poor culture meaning standards or protocols arenu2019t defined, then employees will feel it, and as a result everyone will be demotivated. Some may render overtime and some might not show up at work. In the event that employees go beyond their working schedule, this will mean sacrifice of not being with their family. This is a tough situation and might result to burn out eventually.<\/p>

Leaders are motivated by shared purpose.<\/strong><\/p>

There should be a shared purpose and this has to go hand-in-hand with the objectives set forward by the top executives. A purpose shall be considered blind if it wasnu2019t explained and not clear. This should be done before any strategies are made or executed.<\/p>

Clear communication fuels Great Leadership.<\/strong><\/p>

By the use of communication everyone can have a sense of belongingness to the organization and leaders embrace this aspect wholeheartedly. Leaders need to know the overall direction, the current challenges and goals to be able to drive their team. Leaders know that employees tend to get frustrated when they do not have a clear picture of what they are working on.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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