Warren Bennis: Core competency for leadership

Leaders come with vision that nobody thought of. Such visionaries make good leaders and good strategists too. What management qualities you need to become such a leader. Here is the four point recipe for success as strategic & visionary leader:

1.        Management of attraction: The famous quotation by Warren Bennis gives the gist of primary quality of a leader. “Leadership is the capacity to translate vision into reality”. Just having a vision is of no use. An effective leader makes his vision as path towards success. In that path there are few mileposts. A leader views the vision in broad canvas and plots the mileposts as stations to review and evaluate his progress in journeying towards ultimate achievement of the vision. For that he cannot just appear to be a leader but do what a leader does.  This is attraction or charisma that he requires to make him outshine others

2.        Management of meaning:         Strategy is vision; there is no doubt about it.  But how this vision can go down the line to operational managers? The bridge between vision statement and its implementation is right method of communication. Leader must not only chisel a vision but work for its implementation by articulating it in precise and clear language to everyone who is involved in putting vision into practice. By doing so leader gives the vision meaning and purpose

3.        Management of trust:     Confidence building is an art, definitely not a science. Leader may have qualities such as charisma, personality, ability to getting things done and so on. Never the less, the only quality that can bring awe and admiration for him from his peers and subordinates is the quality of trustworthiness. Justice, fairness and integrity together is a trident that penetrates the heart of most recalcitrant followers. An honest leader binds his followers in dedicating themselves for the achievement of his vision

4.        Management of shelf:     Vital ingredient in a successful leader is his ability to manage himself in his thoughts, communication and conduct. Such leaders tend to minimize their weaknesses and maximize their strengths and in doing so become a role model. Control of emotions, channelling personal energy in directing others and the sheer ability of command & control bring everlasting results.   

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Muthu Ashraff Rajulu

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