The Lead Wolf Leadership Model

Effective leaders are driven by a model. A model is a tool used to predict the future outcomes of current decisions. Effective leaders build their models on the sum of their experiences, knowledge, and facts, as well as their mistakes. This truth is at the core of learning to be a winner instead of a survivor.

o Servant leadership fosters collaboration, trust, foresight, listening, and the ethical use of power and empowerment.

o Recognition and praise increase self-esteem. Positive feedback and extensive communication allow for employee gratification and a new confidence in the organization. Command and control works for the military, but leadership in the business environment must be based on dignity and respect. Remember, employees are your most precious asset. Respect them, train them, teach and guide them, trust them, and they will create a competitive advantage for your company.

o Today’s businesses are increasingly characterized by a large and incredibly complex set of independent relationships between widely diverse groups of people. To be successful, you must determine how to engage your employees, innovate, and be creative. Success depends on more than just “best practice” drivers of success. Success requires a higher level of leadership, a level that requires deep commitment. This compromise will not thrive in work environments that are still dominated by the “hit and point” or “carrot and stick” approach to management that was often used in the past.

o People cannot “Live to work”, they must “Work to live”. It’s about keeping family life and personal values ​​in perspective.

o People are the most important ingredient for every organization and the behavior of organizations. The people and the way they are treated will reflect the characteristics of the organization, the way it acts and interacts with its own people.

o Leadership —- Make no mistake – leadership is about Trust – Respect and Integrity.

Employees won’t start to respect you as a leader until you start to respect them.

Employees won’t trust you as a leader until you start to trust them.

Earning the trust and respect of your employees is built on a platform of integrity.

o Ethics is the breeding ground for trust. Do the right thing, always, and commit to conduct yourself with the highest standards of ethics and integrity.

o An effective leader is only as good as the people he surrounds himself with.

or “It’s not about power and politics, it’s about principles and process.”

o Employees want to be proud of their leaders. They are eager to give their trust, but demonstrating the kind of leadership character that deserves that trust cannot be overemphasized.

o Character is built around a genuine concern for the people within the organization. It is based on equity and consistency.

o The culture and environment of the organization will have a great impact on the expectations of leadership. This is a critical element that unsuccessful executives fail to recognize. Organizational culture is extremely important for successful growth.

o Problems with staffing and retention may not be due to poor hires or a low unemployment rate. In fact, they may be related to a poor perception of leadership by not recognizing employees as a core competency in business strategy. Although employees may not fit the strictest definition of a core competency, it is a fact that employees are responsible for creating many core competencies. It is an indisputable fact that failing to recognize the importance of employee contributions will lead to failure, regardless of your business strategy.

o The leader has to be a change agent. Most people in most organizations prefer not to change. It’s scary. One of the roles of leadership is to bring about change, to create change, to force change, to instigate change. Any verb you want to use.

o Creating change, managing during turbulent times, or fostering growth after a restructuring all depends on a balance of leadership. No one person can make a business successful. It takes a lot of people, but one person with a leadership command can transfer enough influence, creating enough leadership among the management group to ensure success.

o Change really happens more easily when everyone sees the need for it.

o Communication is key to creating an environment that encourages employee retention. Respect, belief in employees, empowerment and participation are key factors in retaining employees. Effective leadership and respect must be demonstrated at all levels of the organization.

o Leadership without communication is like a gun without a bullet. It looks awesome but it can’t do anything.

o Next to people, communication is the most critical element for success, whether the company is in growth mode or facing challenges in maintaining market share. Lack of communication is like a virus that can lead to total failure.

o Communication is essential to build trust. Trust is necessary for people to go deep and give everything they have in the most difficult circumstances. Trust will allow people to give their discretionary energy to accomplish goals.

o The only way to build trust is through communication: talking to people respectfully to earn their respect. Respect is a key ingredient in developing trust The reason people follow any leader, especially in the business world, is because of trust. Trust is earned when people believe that the company cares about their well-being and recognizes the role they play in generating profit. People must think that the company not only cares about their problems, but will do everything possible to solve them.

o Leadership and communication are intertwined. Together, they help create solidarity. Solidarity implies a unity within a group that allows it to manifest its strength and exert its influence.

o Lack of communication, rumors and mixed messages generate conflict and mistrust.

Effective leaders go through a never-ending development process that includes education, self-study, training, experience, and coaching and mentoring from one or more individuals who have a very positive influence on their personal development. Leadership is the ability to influence, inspire and motivate others to achieve specific goals. It includes creating a culture that helps steer the organization in a way that makes it cohesive and coherent, keeping short-term tactical goals and objectives aligned with long-term strategic initiatives. Leadership success in this process is directly influenced by individual leaders’ beliefs, values, ethics, character, knowledge, and abilities.

Position and title may give you power, but power by itself does not make you an effective leader. In order to become an effective leader, there are specific skill sets that he must understand and master. This does not come naturally. It takes dedication, passion and commitment to the process. That commitment, dedication and passion includes a tireless effort to improve specific skills and the development of a personal leadership methodology. This is often referred to as his personal leadership model.

This is the leadership model “The Lead Wolf”.

Become a “lead wolf”.

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