Granulating the Organization –

Loosing Spectrum of Leadership

Business / Leadership

Keep in Watch ‘The Early signs'

Lack of Leadership Skills:

Fuzzy Vision / High Bureaucracy / Poor Idea and Knowledge Management / Lack of Initiative / Poor Vertical Communication / Poor Cross-functional Collaboration / Poor Teamwork / Discouraging Culture.

Lack of Leadership Skills: - Fear of change, Leaders lack entrepreneurial spirit, Leadership style on the part of management is either too directive or too hands-off, Managers do not lead and don't manage change, they just administrate and micromanage, Weak leadership development programs.

Fuzzy Vision:  - Corporate vision and mission don't inspire people, Lack of strategic alignment, People don't know where the organization is going and what it is trying to achieve in the future.

High Bureaucracy: - Bureaucratic organizational structures with too many layers, High boundaries between management layers, Slow decision making, Too close monitoring of things and subordinates, Too many tools and documents discouraging creative thinking, Bureaucracy is tolerated.

Poor Idea and Knowledge Management: - Cross-pollination of ideas is not facilitated, No creativity, Idea and knowledge management strategies and systems "know-it-all" attitude,"not invented here" syndrome.

Lack of Initiative: - Employees are not empowered, Poor motivation and encouragement, People do not feel their contributions make a difference, Management fails to engage the organization effectively, People work defensively and not creatively, They do their job, and nothing more.

Poor Vertical Communication: - People have no clue of the big picture and do not feel that their contributions are important, Too much uncertainty, People don't know what top-managers are thinking and planning.

Poor Cross-functional Collaboration: - Functional mindset, Lack of cross-functional goals and cross-functional collaboration spirit, Functional, no enterprise-wide business process management, No cross-functional management committees, Lack of or powerless cross-functional teams.

Poor Teamwork: - No organizational commitment to team culture, Lack of shared and worthwhile goals, Weak team leaders, Team members who don't want to play as part of a team are tolerated, Teams are too large, Lack of shared rewards.

Discouraging Culture: - Corporate culture does not inspire people, No shared values, Employees are not energized, Lack of trust, Blame culture, Focus on problems Not opportunities, People don't have fun at work, Diversity is not celebrated, Failures are not tolerated, People lose confidence in their leaders and systems.

Leader IN You Start with Yourself!!

Be an example of what is wanted – you are the only thing in the system that you can absolutely change Learn from everyday events, treat every situation as an opportunity to learn and to gain some new choices and flexibility, Don't rely just on the feedback you receive, solicit feedback actively, Increase flexibility in your thinking and your actions.

Trust versus Credibility - Credibility is intellectual, Trust is visceral

"Learning without thought is labour lost; thought without learning is perilous.

Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance."