WANT TO SEE LEADERS EMERGING?

Those in middle management positions are the key here! Why?

Because they are the ones who actually turn strategies into implementation.

Middle managers and their team are crucial to translate your organisational ‘vision’ to ‘action’.

I have observed that many effective managers with good practical ideas are prevented to deliver and eventually they lose their effectiveness.

Not only should organisations develop a culture of trust on mid management but also treat them with the respect they deserve.

Once you unleashed the talents in your mid management, you would see more leaders emerging.

COUNSELING IS PART OF LEADERSHIP!

In my recent observations of various organisations , I noticed the
struggle of certain leaders, when counseling  their  team  members.

Counseling is an important element of leadership and it is:
• To help staff solve problems;
• To encourage or reassure;
• To help an explorer reach his or her potential.

Counseling can be effective when a member of staff / team is:
• Undecided, i.e. S/he can not make a decision.
• Confused, i.e. S/he does not have enough information or has too much information.
• Locked in, i.e. S/he does not know of alternatives.

How a leader can counsel?
1. Try to understand the situation. Listen carefully. Summarize. Check the facts. Paraphrase to make sure you understand.
2. Help list as many options as possible.
3. Help list the disadvantages of the options.
4. Help list the advantages of the options.
5. Finally, let the person decide on a solution. The counselor’s role is to give encouragement and information, not advice!

As a leader or leader to be, you would be required to apply counseling; therefore, you are highly recommended to have further studies on this subject.