Leading successfully an organization is not an easy task. It requires a wide range of skills and competencies which I will introduce in this article.
“The sheep is a herd animal that follows external forces. The tiger is the person who decides for himself.” The phrase narrates that you can choose how to tell the story being affected by forces that are out of your control or as the one who chooses what to do with what he faces, the tiger.
Strategic leadership is a combination of skills, behaviors, experiences, knowledge, and perspectives at different levels of business management. It is the ability to face new challenges and challenges, which, after all, is the only thing that exists between the company and its extinction.
In the world of companies, coaching has become increasingly important. The correct application of coaching ensures the success of organizations, since it contributes to the flourishing of human capital and, at the same time, optimizes the results.
There are many doubts as to the benefits of coaching. So, in this article, I will address a few of them.
Once an organization defines its purpose and values it wants to honor, it sets objectives and designs strategic plans to achieve them. However, these objectives and plans cannot be materialized without people, where leaders are the main actors in the execution of the strategy.
The importance of coaching in any field is because this learning model allows one to set goals and achieve them through the development of resources that favor skills such as self-knowledge, motivation, personal leadership, and decision-making.
The stakes for leadership have always been high, but knowing you’re affecting people that much, is cause for leaders to take stock and ensure they’re doing all they can to be their best and have their most positive impacts on people.
Beliefs are one of the pillars of coaching, along with goals and values. We have beliefs about ourselves and the world. Some of them, empowering, help us grow and become better people. While others, limiting, act as interferences, often unconscious, and prevent us from achieving our goals.
In the last 20 years, the Cuban-born academic Herminia Ibarra has dedicated herself to studying career changes. Ibarra is Professor of Organizational Behavior at the London Business School and has taught at Harvard University (USA) and at the European Institute of Business Administration (INSEAD, for its French acronym). With their help and insight , here are eight ideas for you to consider if you're thinking about changing careers.
Having a well-defined organizational culture directs employees to fulfill the mission and vision of the company. The opposite is also true. A weak organizational culture discourages employees, affects their performance, and lowers their work productivity. In short, it costs you money.