How do you manage to keep control of everything that’s going on within your organisation? You need to position yourself where you can have the greatest impact. This is about situational leadership. It’s about taking different approaches to the scenarios you face. So I would suggest you need to be on a daily basis, even an hourly basis, where the action is, as that is where you can have the greatest impact.
Leaders should constantly commit to take action. Taking action is what leaders are all about. How do you take action? Ask yourself a simple question ‘What is the next action step I need to take to move this project forward now?’ Then, the key is to commit to take that action. Next, apply that methodology across all of your projects, and a sense of momentum suddenly starts to take place across everything that you’re responsible for. You are taking action. Make action your goal!
This video shares with you a process, what in the military we would probably refer to as a force multiplier. A way of increasing your influence, your impact, your authority. That process is called empowerment. Many CEOs who have adopted an environment of empowerment within their organisations all report increased motivation, increased loyalty and increased outcomes. Empowerment is a process and it is complex. It will mean changing much of the cultural way that you approach leadership within your organisation. We should remember sharing your workload is delegation, but sharing your power is empowerment.
Mark Hollingsworth 