Publisher's Synopsis
The tools of leadership can be used by anyone and yet to come across as a sincere leader the values of the team, individual, company, and the leader must be aligned. Dissonance between any of these can create friction, disillusionment, and impact morale. Using a leadership model that is designed and structured to fit both the situation and the task (i.e. situational leadership, servant leadership, transformational leadership, etc.) is crucial.
Several models have been proposed in this book for the reader's consideration:
-Business Scorecard
-Project Management Scorecard
-Innovation Scorecard
-Situational Leadership (Blanchard, 2016) Scorecard
-Innovation Competencies List
-Financial Metrics
-Innovation Concepts & Models
-Business Canvas'
-Templates, &
-Videos
The challenge of true leadership is to identify tools appropriate to the situation and to identify what types of support (see the situational leadership model) are suggested to help employees and teams perform at the next level.
Despite the structure of the tools and models discussed in this book there is no 'one size fits all' approach to leadership. Different company environments warrant the use of different leadership models. Similarly, each company environment will be more receptive to different leadership models than others.
Leadership is not defined in a vacuum. It requires the ability to engage, motivate, and inspire others to higher levels of performance. Performance becomes a vision that is shared, aligned with the company's values, vision, and customer needs.
Where will you begin?
Author: Travis Barker, MPA GCPM
