Effective Leadership
             Effective Leadership
     Source:      Darwin.com
     Source:       Darwin.com
     Date:        May 6, 2005
     Date:         May 6, 2005
     Headline:  Advice on Being and Effective Leader
     Headline:  Advice on Being and Effective Leader
     Author:      Michael Beck
     Author:       Michael Beck
    Effective leadership – Why?
    Effective leadership – Why?
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     Since good leadership is hard to 
      Since good leadership is hard to 
     define, it is also difficult to directly 
      define, it is also difficult to directly 
     measure. 
      measure. 
    
     Plain and simple, leadership is about 
      Plain and simple, leadership is about 
     getting others to take action 
      getting others to take action 
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     Exceptional leadership inspires the 
      Exceptional leadership inspires the 
     best effort in others 
      best effort in others 
          Ineffective Leadership
          Ineffective Leadership
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     Inability to Motivate People 
      Inability to Motivate People 
    
     Difficulty Attracting/Retaining the Right 
      Difficulty Attracting/Retaining the Right 
      People 
      People 
    
     Low Productivity 
      Low Productivity 
    
     Poor Customer Orientation 
      Poor Customer Orientation 
    
     High Stress 
      High Stress 
    
     Isolation 
      Isolation 
    
     Declining Profits 
      Declining Profits 
          Ineffective Leadership
          Ineffective Leadership
    
     Ineffective Delegation 
      Ineffective Delegation 
    
     Lack of Creativity 
      Lack of Creativity 
    
     Lack of Initiative 
      Lack of Initiative 
    
     Ineffective Teams 
      Ineffective Teams 
    
     Poor Communications 
      Poor Communications 
    
     Lack of Vision 
      Lack of Vision 
    
     Diminishing Revenues 
      Diminishing Revenues 
    
     High Turnover 
      High Turnover 
    Effective Leadership – How?
    Effective Leadership – How?
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     Understanding the foundations of 
      Understanding the foundations of 
     what makes someone an effective 
      what makes someone an effective 
     leader 
      leader 
    
     What kind of organizational culture 
      What kind of organizational culture 
     is most effective 
      is most effective