What is strategic leadership and why do I need it? Strategic leadership is a self-explanatory term, and even when
separated, still provides a meaningful definition. A definition of
strategic leadership can be summed up as the "ability to anticipate,
prepare, and get positioned for the future." In my experience, I have been able to pinpoint specific examples of
colleagues who have exemplified strategic leadership in their
professions. I'd like to share some examples of how strategic
leadership is essential to a work environment. A small company had been acquired by a larger firm. With this, the
current leader had been let go and a new leader was appointed to take
charge. Anticipate and Prepare-Being acquired by a larger firm may bring more
awareness to a company or provide better benefits, but several cons
may get in the way at first. During a transition period, many
employees are sometimes left without a job, or have decided to move on
to other things in the wake of unsatisfied changes. It was no
different when a well-liked president of the company was phased out
due to financial setbacks. The firm took a lengthy process to make a
move until finally appointing an internal employee to serve as the
interim president. Left with a lot of the dirty work, the new leader
immediately went to work and restored and initiated productivity with
his employees. His biggest attribute was that he was prepared for this
new role before he was even appointed as the new president. His
natural work ethic had already groomed him for charismatic leadership
and when the opportunity for advancement came, he wasted no time in
taking charge and continuing the work. Likewise, a strategic leader
will be able to pick up the pieces and restore work productivity
regardless of a drastic change. Being the cheerleader and still an enforcer, Teams leaders are
versatile figures held accountable for their employee's work
performance. Get positioned for the future- A team leader's major objective is to
keep worker performance at a high and encourage improving results that
would ultimately lead to a brighter outlook and future. Preparing
employees now enables them to do such. Team Leaders have a weekly,
monthly or even yearly report to give so their main motivation would
be to constantly focus on the progress and performance of their
individuals. In order to maintain and continue a future of positive
results, an effective team leader will use strategic planning in
his/her strategic management. Mentally, he/she will find ways to
encourage employees to perform high to obtain team incentives, but
will also encourage strategic planning at the individual level.
Training employees to strategically plan in their prospective
territories will alleviate the leader with multiple responsibilities
and generate a more productive outcome in the work area. With a focus
on the individual employee, a team leader will have the power to
influence his/her employees to control their progress and look towards
a better outcome. One department is flourishing with work productivity, while one
department is far behind. Focus on the right energies- In a business world where deadlines are
demanding and profits are important, companies and their leaders will
hold work productivity as a high priority. A strategic leader will
observe less than optimum circumstance and move quickly to create
beneficial change. Saving time by focusing only on the right energies
will help a company profit. For example, an employee serves in two
departments, splitting duties between each. It is evident that his/her
skills are stronger in research and development rather than in the
sales department. A strategic leader may see more value in changing
this employee's role to work in this stronger area of expertise. At
the same time, a strategic leader will realize that this employee may
be able to provide unique insight across both functions that others
can not. Strategic leaders will observe these situations quickly and
waste no time in shifting employees to areas where both the individual
and organizations can benefit the most. These glimpses give you some helpful scenarios of how strategic
leadership can be applied in your work environment. Should you have
any future problems with work productivity, profits or even issues
with your employees, address those concerns with some professional
guidance and you'll discover how an investment in your team will
result is bottom line results.
separated, still provides a meaningful definition. A definition of
strategic leadership can be summed up as the "ability to anticipate,
prepare, and get positioned for the future." In my experience, I have been able to pinpoint specific examples of
colleagues who have exemplified strategic leadership in their
professions. I'd like to share some examples of how strategic
leadership is essential to a work environment. A small company had been acquired by a larger firm. With this, the
current leader had been let go and a new leader was appointed to take
charge. Anticipate and Prepare-Being acquired by a larger firm may bring more
awareness to a company or provide better benefits, but several cons
may get in the way at first. During a transition period, many
employees are sometimes left without a job, or have decided to move on
to other things in the wake of unsatisfied changes. It was no
different when a well-liked president of the company was phased out
due to financial setbacks. The firm took a lengthy process to make a
move until finally appointing an internal employee to serve as the
interim president. Left with a lot of the dirty work, the new leader
immediately went to work and restored and initiated productivity with
his employees. His biggest attribute was that he was prepared for this
new role before he was even appointed as the new president. His
natural work ethic had already groomed him for charismatic leadership
and when the opportunity for advancement came, he wasted no time in
taking charge and continuing the work. Likewise, a strategic leader
will be able to pick up the pieces and restore work productivity
regardless of a drastic change. Being the cheerleader and still an enforcer, Teams leaders are
versatile figures held accountable for their employee's work
performance. Get positioned for the future- A team leader's major objective is to
keep worker performance at a high and encourage improving results that
would ultimately lead to a brighter outlook and future. Preparing
employees now enables them to do such. Team Leaders have a weekly,
monthly or even yearly report to give so their main motivation would
be to constantly focus on the progress and performance of their
individuals. In order to maintain and continue a future of positive
results, an effective team leader will use strategic planning in
his/her strategic management. Mentally, he/she will find ways to
encourage employees to perform high to obtain team incentives, but
will also encourage strategic planning at the individual level.
Training employees to strategically plan in their prospective
territories will alleviate the leader with multiple responsibilities
and generate a more productive outcome in the work area. With a focus
on the individual employee, a team leader will have the power to
influence his/her employees to control their progress and look towards
a better outcome. One department is flourishing with work productivity, while one
department is far behind. Focus on the right energies- In a business world where deadlines are
demanding and profits are important, companies and their leaders will
hold work productivity as a high priority. A strategic leader will
observe less than optimum circumstance and move quickly to create
beneficial change. Saving time by focusing only on the right energies
will help a company profit. For example, an employee serves in two
departments, splitting duties between each. It is evident that his/her
skills are stronger in research and development rather than in the
sales department. A strategic leader may see more value in changing
this employee's role to work in this stronger area of expertise. At
the same time, a strategic leader will realize that this employee may
be able to provide unique insight across both functions that others
can not. Strategic leaders will observe these situations quickly and
waste no time in shifting employees to areas where both the individual
and organizations can benefit the most. These glimpses give you some helpful scenarios of how strategic
leadership can be applied in your work environment. Should you have
any future problems with work productivity, profits or even issues
with your employees, address those concerns with some professional
guidance and you'll discover how an investment in your team will
result is bottom line results.
