{"id":1771,"date":"2008-07-24T10:37:51","date_gmt":"2008-07-24T09:37:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/progmanager.wordpress.com\/?p=395"},"modified":"2008-07-24T10:37:51","modified_gmt":"2008-07-24T09:37:51","slug":"wally-on-leadership","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2008\/07\/24\/wally-on-leadership\/","title":{"rendered":"Wally on Leadership"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I regularly read Wally Bock&#8217;s blog.\u00a0 He is always coming up with great insights and ideas.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent post he reminded us that:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Leadership is behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>Theory doesn&#8217;t count unless it turns into behaviour.<\/li>\n<li>Principles don&#8217;t matter until you incarnate them.<\/li>\n<li>If it doesn&#8217;t find its way into what you say or what you do, it can&#8217;t be leadership.<\/li>\n<li>Leadership is situational.<\/li>\n<li>One size doesn&#8217;t fit all.<\/li>\n<li>What works in one situation may not work in another.<\/li>\n<li>Your choices of what you say and do depend on the situation.<\/li>\n<li>If you aspire to leadership, understand that leadership is about actions measured by results in a specific situation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Much the same can be said of management. I even agree with the situational nature of leadership &#8211; although I also believe that a single, simple management system can provide the basics of good organisational practice in the vast majority of situations.\u00a0 A system where you:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/2d3w3p\">communicate<\/a> personally and frequently with each team member<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/ynnv5r\">give and receive great feedback<\/a> with courage and compassion<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/28bmjg\">coach every team member<\/a> to improve performance, and<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/28bmjg\">use delegation<\/a> to provide opportunities for professional growth and personal development<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks Wally.\u00a0 You can read the full post here.<\/p>\n<div class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Posts\"><ul class=\"entry-meta\"><li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Some thoughts on Best City outcomes\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/07\/05\/some-thoughts-on-best-city-outcomes\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Some thoughts on Best City outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/06\/12\/getting-to-grips-with-social-finance-free-training\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Getting to Grips with Social Finance &#8211; FREE TRAINING<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Making Progress Through Austerity\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/16\/making-progress-through-austerity\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Making Progress Through Austerity<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"Improving Employability&#8230;\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/15\/improving-employability\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Improving Employability&#8230;<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"SPOSTARBUST-Related-Post\"><a title=\"How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?\" href=\"http:\/\/realisedevelopment.net\/index.php\/2012\/05\/11\/how-should-we-recognise-a-successful-economy\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">How Should We Recognise a Successful Economy?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I regularly read Wally Bock&#8217;s blog.\u00a0 He is always coming up with great insights and ideas. 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