...Comprehensive Leadership “People ask me, would you rather be feared or loved, um easy, I want people to be afraid of how much they love me.”, Michael Scott, General Manager-The Office. This was the first thing I thought of when assigned a comprehensive leadership paper, and I figured something funny always draws the reader in. I want to start my paper with my leadership interview. As I mentioned in class, I wanted to get more of an honest interview with my sweet, yet beleaguered new Plant Manager. He is not only a wonderful man, but also being assigned to our facility to develop and nurture a not yet defined “culture”; he has done so with patience and class. On his first day, he spoke to all of us in our break area, stating he wanted to know who we were, what our spouse’s name was, what some of our hobbies were, and where we saw ourselves in the scheme of our corporation. What challenges I foresee my manager facing is not the newer employees in our facility, but the manufacturers and line men that have been working for thirty plus years. It has been my experience that if you can really get through to the old timers, you have won half the battle trying to change the culture because they are the influencers. Do you think leadership develops with experience? Experience is the only way I have gotten better with anything I have done. To be more specific the more I failed, the better I got at what I had set my goal to. Are there one or two experiences you look back on...
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...Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded the quantity of work we are capable of accomplishing, and also where it’s accomplished. We have a more highly educated workforce, yet face diminishing resources with an increased demand for productivity, and the essential services we provide to the American public. To be successful at navigating these challenges leaders must develop the essential skills to motivate their employees, effectively communicate with others, fine-tune critical thinking skills, and build and leverage partnerships. Future leaders must also be visionary; i.e., possess the ability to identify trends and the courage to be innovative. Being technically adept in your field will no longer be enough. In response to these demands on senior executives, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management identified five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) that all aspiring government leaders and executives must possess. These ECQs and Fundamental Competencies were developed by OPM after extensive research on the attributes...
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...Leadership Development Seminars and ECQ-based Readings The success or failure of any endeavor depends on leadership. Now, more than ever before, we need leaders in our organizations and in our world. Great leaders create and communicate a vision and move people into action to achieve it. They ignite our passion and inspire us to do our best. Government leaders in the 21st century are experiencing change at a more rapid pace than previous generations. Rapid advances in technology have expanded the quantity of work we are capable of accomplishing, and also where it’s accomplished. We have a more highly educated workforce, yet face diminishing resources with an increased demand for productivity, and the essential services we provide to the American public. To be successful at navigating these challenges leaders must develop the essential skills to motivate their employees, effectively communicate with others, fine-tune critical thinking skills, and build and leverage partnerships. Future leaders must also be visionary; i.e., possess the ability to identify trends and the courage to be innovative. Being technically adept in your field will no longer be enough. In response to these demands on senior executives, the U.S. Office of Personnel Management identified five Executive Core Qualifications (ECQs) that all aspiring government leaders and executives must possess. These ECQs and Fundamental Competencies were developed by OPM after extensive research on the attributes...
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