Leadership Competency 1: Ensuring Long Term Results

One of the key differences between managing and leading is the ability to see the big picture. While managers ask, "How are we doing today?" the leader will ask "How will this impact our organization going forward?" It is this long-term view that is the foundation for the leader’s vision and strategic plan.

As any financial advisor will tell you, most traditional investors will benefit from holding their investments for the long term, rather than tinkering with their portfolio in response to every short-term market hiccup. Unless you are an active and skilled day-trader, reacting to market fluctuations day to day will distract you from reaching long term objectives. In the same way, the focus on long-term results frees leaders from getting bogged down in short-term losses or overstating temporary wins; instead, the leader knows that these are just incremental steps towards the overall end goal.

Focusing on long-term results also allows the leader to look outside of his or her own organization when designing models for continued growth. Strategic intelligence can be collected from a variety of external sources, including general industry research, successful models developed by competitors, and even by studying the success of organizations that operate in a completely different industry sectors.

This workshop will help leaders understand the importance of long-term results and how to turn information from the world around them into knowledge that will ensure success.

Objectives:

During this course you will:

• Review Birkman assessment results
• Identify areas for improvement
• Engage in active discussion
• Practice examples in role plays and activities
• Create specific action items to put into practice immediately

By the end of this section, you will be able to:

• Challenge existing processes and assumptions
• Identify best practices from other organizations and industries
• Anticipate the impact of your decision on the organization as a whole
• Anticipate changes in the business environment that may affect the organization
• Seek out and maintain relationships with people outside your areas of responsibility

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