| Funny how so many organizations offer | | | | everything to achieve the results but they |
| leadership training. Yeah its a money spinner | | | | need to put a plan into action and see it |
| alright! Money for you? Nah! ROI, puhlease! | | | | thorough to completion. |
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| Leadership training? Yeah right! | | | | Leaders accept accountability and |
| | | | responsibility |
| Leaders are people who achieve results. | | | | |
| Leaders are those whose attitudes and actions | | | | Put them in a position where they can show |
| lead to positive results. Sending your staff | | | | this. Let them achieve strategic objectives! |
| to leadership training may not deliver the | | | | |
| goods you are looking for! It helps them | | | | Leaders produce results!! Thats it. |
| build a foundation for achieving the | | | | |
| objectives, if they get to implement the | | | | Remember how Audie Murphy took the machine |
| knowledge. Some never do. | | | | gun nest, the rest was history? Yeah? He |
| | | | produced results. His attitude and actions |
| I have spent time with several organizations | | | | made him successful. Yes he had good training |
| who send people to fancy schools and | | | | along the way. But his attitude and actions |
| programs. When I say fancy, I mean high end | | | | lead him to achieve positive results. Those |
| fancy, like creepers on walls fancy. Does | | | | that realized he had what it takes followed |
| that mean it will make your team into | | | | him. |
| leaders. Maybe. No guarantees. Executive | | | | |
| programs are designed to make schools | | | | Business leadership is exactly the same. You |
| successful, not your company, or your staff. | | | | need to set people up to succeed. Developing |
| | | | a process where by team members can set goals |
| Some so called leadership programs are a | | | | and objectives that meet the organizations |
| version of EST and Landmark programs designed | | | | overall strategic plan. Potential leaders |
| to give attendees an inner sight into | | | | that were successful in one area are often |
| themselves. Others provide basic sales | | | | not successful in their new promotion. Well, |
| skills. That is leadership? Not on my dollar! | | | | they have not really defined their own |
| Shareholders should be saying. It is as bad | | | | strategy for execution of corporate and their |
| as team building exercises around golf | | | | own personal goals. Until they do they will |
| courses and resorts. It is fun but does it | | | | flop around like a fish out of water. |
| bond? It may work for the Special Forces but | | | | |
| that does not mean it will work in your | | | | So what do you do? |
| office. | | | | |
| | | | Leadership teams need to analyze their past |
| Like being a top gun pilot for a day is going | | | | performance |
| to make you an effective leader. Lets look at | | | | |
| Top Gun pilots. They are trained like German | | | | What worked |
| Shepards to fly in perfect patterns and along | | | | |
| preset routes. They engage only in a | | | | What did not work |
| prescribed manner, fully meeting the rules of | | | | |
| engagement, stay in contact with fighter | | | | Then learn from these results |
| commanders along the route, meet objectives | | | | |
| and come home. On the other hand helicopter | | | | Develop a positive attitude to success |
| gunship pilots gather like a flock of geese, | | | | |
| fly on selected engagements as they see fit | | | | Figure out what areas they will need to be |
| or prudent, go out cause trouble, meet | | | | most effective |
| strategic objectives and come home. Each are | | | | |
| leaders and each achieve a strategic | | | | Then plan their actions for the year for each |
| objective. One has far more deliberation than | | | | area |
| the other. Helo pilots dont run leadership | | | | |
| programs. Maybe they should. I would rather | | | | Develop a plan to implement each item in the |
| have a can do leader than a perfectly trained | | | | most efficient manner and select the top 10 |
| leader who needs someone talking in his or | | | | only. |
| her ear all day! | | | | |
| | | | Work the plan |
| Leaders and potential leaders need to be | | | | |
| challenged to produce results. They need | | | | Enjoy the success |
| goals or objectives to achieve. They need to | | | | |
| show their staff and team members they have | | | | Those that make it work are the leaders to be |
| what it takes. They dont have to actually do | | | | respected. |