STEPS TO EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

摘要

Supervisors are responsible for motivating the people on their staff, and in that pursuit the most effective leaders generally follow five steps. Because effective parenting skills overlap effective leadership skills in many areas, these five steps can be employed equally as well in the home setting to motivate children. Tell people what is expected of them. Sometimes supervisors may fail to communicate (either orally or in writing) their expectations, exactly what task or tasks they expect their subordinates to carry out. Supervisors may simply assume that their expectations are obvious or "understood," but such assumptions are unfair and counterproductive. If you expect a particular task to be performed or specific goals to be accomplished, then you should enumerate them. Be clear and be specific. And just as important, be sure to tell workers why these tasks need to be done. If the reasons for the tasks are known and accepted, then methods for completing the tasks can be agreed on.