LEADERSHIP
TALK AT CSIS TRAINING ON THURSDAY 13TH MARCH 2014
TITLE:
DEVELOPING LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES IN THE WORKPLACE
Setting
Global Leadership Standards
Our drive towards vision 2022-One of ten in ten demands that
individual players up their leadership profile.
There is a need for more flexible
relationships between a globally focused leader and their followers in the workplace.
Globalization, technological
innovation, demographic changes bring a tremendous transformation into human
life and work.
For an institution like Covenant
University’s ICT department, which is gunning for global reckoning, to remain
competitive in the global market, a close emotional interdependent link and an
ongoing development of trust and loyalty between leaders and followers must
established.
A greater manager employee relationship can
significantly influence member’s behavior and increase the degree of their
commitment to the leader and their organization.
The relationship can be enhanced by
spending time together and considering the member’s needs, expectation, and
values.
As aspiring global leaders in the
field of ICT, we cannot have an outstanding performance without the ability to
guide and influence employees to work towards the organizational goals.
We are well placed in time and destiny
because technology plays a significant role in global policies, economics and
culture and shapes the structure of the global system.
Technological advancement has not
only saved time and money for greater organizational profit and a better
quality of life, but has also created a global village with shared regulation,
language and values.
The business and nature of work are
changed by technology. It makes distance learning and telework happen.
Online learning is a commonly used
training strategy, and both web meeting and emails are must-have tools for
organizational communication.
Virtual workforce, virtual organizations
and e-leadership are also emerging from technology development.
Essential
Leadership Skills for Success as an Emerging Global ICT Leader
1. Develop
Self - Awareness
- Identity self - strengths and weakness
- It is important for we as ICT leaders to understand our individual
reactions to situations and approaches to decision - making.
- Knowing self – limitations
and behavioral patterns can help leaders perform more effectively.
b. Appreciate
Individual differences. -Wisdom
is the ability to recognize and appreciate difference. Dr Mike Murdock
c.
Close the intellectual gap by looking at similarities.
2. Understand
Cultural Stereo types
a. Avoid stereotyping and
personal biases.
b. Lead people with
respect.
3. Increase
Self – Assurance
a. Understand competitors
b. Stay one step ahead of
the game and be enthusiastic to the challenges.
4. Always
Look at the Bigger Picture
5. Create a
vision and be able to sell it.
6. Develop a
global mindset.
7. Gain
and offer supports.
- Gain ongoing support from all levels of the organization.
- Provide support and
organization.
8. Build
effective communication skills.
- Develop verbal communication skills.
-Develop non-verbal communication skills
-View each communication as an opportunity to sell a vision and develop
a relationship.
9. Search for
and utilize resources.
10. Create
appropriate motivational techniques.
11. Take
social responsibility seriously.
-Today’s leadership is
expected to promote corporate social responsibility, an important concept in
dealing with stakeholders.
