Twelve criteria for judging leadership: 1. Intent. Does the leader make an express commitment to achieve certain exceptional ends? 2. Focus. Does the leader use various verbal and nonverbal means to highlight what is most important and to suppress the trivial and nonessential, so employees understand what to attend to and work on? 3.Skill. Does the leader demonstrate mastery or virtuosity over the financial and nonfinancial aspects of business? Does he or she possess a foundation for understanding people, organizations and the way work is accomplished? 4.Form. Does the leader combine myriad communications, structures, policies, etc. into a unified, coherent whole? 5.Representation. Does the leader produce nonobvious and captivating ways of conveying meanings as opposed to giving simple directives and making straightforward declarations of fact? 6. Imagination. Does the leader make surprising and unconventional departures from the ordinary that create a new sense of awareness or understanding? 7. Authenticity. Does the leader present stylistic distinctiveness that is an honest expression of his or her individuality and personal beliefs? 8. Engagement. Does the leader offer complex and challenging information that encourages intellectual effort and imaginative contemplation? 9. Pleasure. Does the leader provide emotionally rewarding experiences that are shared among members of a group, promoting stronger interpersonal bonds and fostering personal growth and fulfillment? 10.Human significance. Does the leader facilitate personal reflection about who one is, what is most important, what is culturally valuable and what is possible? 11.Context. Does the leader take actions that are commensurate with institutional practices, customs, demands and norms, adopting a style of communicating that is understandable and appropriate under given circumstances? 12. Criticism. Does the leader welcome an assessment of his or her behavior.
Posted on: Thu, 19 Sep 2013 14:05:17 +0000
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