Organizations (and their people) now operate in a permanent state of change.
Being adaptable and agile, are now recognised as the indispensable qualities of effective organisations and people. A critical influence on agility (or lack thereof) is the leadership style provided within the organization. When high leadership competencies and behaviors are experienced within the organization – Improved Business outcomes are also experienced.
Global Research from Gallup, Harvard School of Business and have been tracking Employee Engagement trends for decades and there is a direct correlation between Employee Engagement and Business Outcomes.
“Engaged employees are more present and productive; they are more attuned to the needs of customers; and they are more observant of processes, standards and systems.” In particular, engaged teams demonstrated:
- 41% reduction in absenteeism
- 17% increase in productivity
- 59% less turnover in low-turnover organizations, 24% less turnover in high-turnover organizations
- 10% increase in customer ratings
- 20% increase in sales
All of these effects taken together significantly increased one of the most important metrics for any organization: a 21% boost to profitability.
However this is not the case within most organizations:- Due to the lack of leadership behaviors among the key managers – especially the C Suite Level, most organizations experience the opposite effects. Toxic workplace cultures are identified by the following trends:
- The war for talent. The Highly Engaged Staffing component keep leaving. The Great Resignation is upon us and only organizations with good culture are attract top talent.
- Toxic workplace practices are maintained and not challenged. We call this “Rat” Behavior – Corpo”rat” Managers who undermine staff, gossip, Treat people without respect will quickly find themselves alone with the organization -loosing their best people to the new workplace.
- High Distrust
- Low morale
- Low productivity
- Fear
- Stress
We hear this common statement, “employees are the organisations most precious asset” often but our conversation differs. Your only strategic edge is you ability to attract and retain a highly engaged Workplace.
We believe that “engaged employees are your most precious asset.” And our work is to equip leaders to grow their understanding of leadership and their ability to raise their teams engagement levels. THE LEADERSHIP ACADEMY SA
It’s no secret that engaged employees positively impact performance, so it shouldn’t be a surprise that we believe the greatest lever that exists within your organization is your management team. When you have great managers who can maximize the potential of ever team member, you have delivered on the new global WILL – We can all create Great Lives doing something we love that is making an impact in the world! This is the Future of WORK!!
Equip your TEAM today!!!
Program Plan
Step 1: Leadership Self Assessment
Before we jump straight into learning the competencies of Good to Great Leadership – the first step is gaining awareness. We have developed an Assessment Tool to benchmark your leadership skills and behaviors.
How do you rate when it comes to leadership?
Day in and day out, you’re being evaluated as a leader. What results do you get? How do you handle tough challenges? Do you have the right skills to be an effective leader?
Wouldn’t it be nice to have a clear picture of your strengths, weaknesses, and areas to improve? Wouldn’t it help to know what leadership competencies matter most — and what you could learn to improve your future prospects?
Well, you can — with our Good to Great Leadership Assessment Tool.
Step 2: Leadership Competency Workshops
Join the Online, Weekly, Group Facilitated Leadership Competency Growth Sessions. Program will be run in a 90-minute Learning Session on the 5 Leadership Domains that unpack the 10 Key Competency Themes for Leadership Growth and Development. Participants will have chance to engage with practical tools to improve these competencies and create action plans for adoption.
Model the Way
Leadership is Influence – nothing more nothing less. There are key principles on how do we grow our influence with other people. Moving away from a transactional mindset to a transformational leadership mindset is the first step.
Leaders create standards of excellence and set an example for others to follow. They put up signposts when people feel unsure of where to go or how to get there. Leaders create opportunities for victory.
Encourage the Heart
Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. Your ability to relate, communicate, anticipate are the key competencies into improving your teams motivation and engagement.
To keep hope and determination alive, leaders recognize the contributions that individuals make. In every winning team, the members need to share in the rewards of their efforts, so leaders celebrate accomplishments. They make people feel like heroes.
Enable Others to Act
The leadership attributes included in this section focus on getting results individually, organizationally and as a team.Leaders strive to create an atmosphere of trust and and high performance. They balance care and candor to keep people moving int he same direction. They strengthen others, making each person feel capable and powerful. Developing others leaders are a key component to this domain.
Create Positive Change
Leaders search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. Since complex change threatens to overwhelm people and stifle action, leaders set interim goals so that people can achieve small wins as they work toward larger objectives. Effective leaders unravel bureaucracy when it impedes action. And, because leaders know that taking risks involves mistakes and failures, they accept occasional disappointments as opportunities to learn.
Inspire a Shared Vision
Leaders passionately believe they can make a difference. They envision the future and create an ideal and unique image of what the organization can become. Through their magnetism and persuasion, leaders enlist others in their dreams. They breathe life into their visions and get people to see exciting possibilities for the future.
7 Week Online Session
