Leaders, those worthy of being our leaders anyway, always take the responsibility and privilege of leading us seriously.
They understand that well led employees will follow them willingly in whatever direction they believe the organization should go so they feel an internal responsibility to live up to our trust in them.
As followers we trust them implicitly to consider our best interests when choosing a direction in which to lead us.
Business leadership management then inspires followers, not only their direct reports in the organization but those all around them who look up to them.
Our belief in our leaders results in a wider and wider acceptance of their influence by the people who see us as leaders – even unwittingly, because the influence of our leaders spreads like a virus.
In good times and bad those we accept because of their persona as someone who understands leadership and business management and can bring it to us believably – gives us the confidence we need to act.
Leaders inspire action. Without action there is no progress. Without progress their can be no leaders. And without leaders we are rudderless – without movement, simply waiting by the side of the road for the wind to blow us in one direction or another – it doesn’t really matter.
Lewis Carroll the author of leadership and management advice masquerading as children’s books said, “If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.”
That was over a hundred years ago and it is still true. [Read more →]
Executive Education at the UCT Graduate School of Business (GSB) is rated and respected internationally for the calibre and style of its leadership development programmes. Courses cover a broad spectrum of interests from general management issues to industry-specific programmes.
The BIG X forage harvester is the most powerful agricultural machine in the world. It has a 1000 horsepower engine. It’s made by the Krone group. The family firm from the Emsland makes tractors, forage harvesters and trailers amongst other things. Krone is a market leader in Europe.Today, the group pulls in annual earnings of some 870 million euros. Last year was the most difficult in the company’s history. Now, the leadership is changing hands, and the younger generation is taking the helm.
Ja’mie King talks about what she will do after she graduates. Summer Heights High extra.
