Why is Leadership important?

11% of managers believe employees leave for other reasons.

In reality:
12% of employees leave for more money

88% leave for other reasons - usually related to their manger.

Poor management and leadership skills can cost an organisation hundreds of thousands of dollars in low productivity, high turnover rates and poor decision making. You need to get some objective feedback of how well your management team is performing in the crucial skills required to lead and manage.

People don't leave bad organisations - they leave bad bosses!

What makes a good Leader?
The debate rages as to what makes a good leader. See for yourself. Just type "what makes a good leader" into Google and see how many hits you get. The last time we tried it was over 57 million!

4 Crucial Skills
We have scoured various research projects around the globe to come up with the four most essential skills required to be an effective leader.
All those with people management responsibility must create a culture where there is a free and open exchange of opinions and viewpoints. Without TRUST, there is little chance of Engaging Employees.

Next the manager/leader must paint a clear picture of the direction that the organisation is heading creating a compelling and Hopeful future and explain to this/her team what they need to do to be a part of the journey.


The third aspect of effective leadership is to ensure that employees know that their work is being noticed and that is they do a good job their performance will be recognised and rewarded appropriately - in short, creating a sense a Worth.


Finally, the effective Leader/Manager needs to be sure that they have the required competencies and that they are able to provide all team members with the skills they need to do a good job now and that they are being groomed for future roles by making sure they are Competent before being promoted into higher positions,


The Leadership Model - an on-line survey tool


This unique tool gives team members the chance to assess their manager's performance against 33 positive leadership traits and 16 negative attributes. The manager then receives a confidential report on how well they are performing against the critical Leadership dimensions of Trust, Hope, Worth and Competence.
This can be compared against internal and regional benchmark data so that those with exceptional leadership qualities can be recognised and rewarded and those that are rated below average can identify where they need to improve and appropriate development and training interventions devised and implemented.

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