An easy assessment to assist you evaluate where your organization may be concerning leadership. It's not a science based evaluation, rather just a genetic scale to identify areas in your program.

Really, being honest is the first step. We find that a lot of organizations don't want to do that...pride. Same thing that sank the Titanic. So don't repeat the history lesson.

This assessment is included in our staff blind survey offered. Come on, you can print and say what you want, but the staff's concept of reality...that's where you're at.

Rate the following items according to this scale:

1 - needs attention

2 - fair

 3 -good  

4 - super

____A. True leadership is demonstrated from the top down.

____ B. Our leadership inspires excellence without threats or non verbal tactics.

____ C. A staff leadership development strategy is well publicized and promoted.

____ D. Our staff leadership is often relied upon to take on new tasks for solutions.

____ E. Our leaders inspire while managers pull.

____ F. Our organization is wanting to identify those who desire to take on this role, disregarding promotion and pay raise, just because that is "who" they are.

____ G. Our upper management maintains an open channel to leadership in the trenches.

____ H. Our leaders excel despite little to no public recognition.

____ I. Our organization looks within for transfers/ promotions before seeking outside candidates for leadership positions.

____ J. We celebrate the leadership opportunity with specific training and development strategies.

	Mr. Bird, you've probably never heard of him. But during the '70s in a small rural Texas school, he showed leadership. The photo is one of a music conductor. My definition of a real leader. Taking all the individuals, with their differences, parts and components; following a plan (sheet music) and making a harmonious melody. Mr. Bird did that, for eight years while I played tuba. Of all my life "heroes"; he was one. Even when you don't see, he directs. Even when you don't believe...he inspired. Isn't that leadership?

 

 

 UNDERCOVER BOSS

I'm continually surprised to see this CBS show. How do some in upper management not have a clue what really goes on in the front line trenches?

What would your CEO discover?

 

 

If you were to ask staff the definition of "leadership"; you'd probably receive a variety of definitions. Formed by our shaping, most would be something within the standard definition.

As an organization, our "printed" emphasis may appear legit. But it's what we have in our practice that defines the value we place on this key component.

Our programs don't need a public relations campaign, but rather the evidence of leadership identification, grooming, nurturing and opportunity.

You research history.

Read the stories, real stories, not theories or fabrications of some intentional management gibberish, and you will see leadership.

I often think of my favorite movies, based on history, like "Braveheart", "We Were Soldiers" and legacies as President Ronald Reagan and Martin Luther King.

They inspired and often died because of conviction, not the latest Gallup poll.

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If we were on the school playground, I'd "double dog dare you" to conduct an anonymous staff survey on evaluating your agencies' leadership.

Perhaps there are reasons why staff get quiet when you enter the room???

 

If we were on the school playground, I'd "double dog dare you" to conduct an anonymous staff survey on evaluating your agencies' leadership.

The Master Mix

Leadership has the ability to learn the SHAPE of their people and intertwine them in to the company's DNA. (What is your company's DNA?...ask us for details!)

SHAPE is the skills, heart, abilities, personality and experience that every individual brings to the table.

The true leadership understands the dynamics of this metamorphose. The people do not lose their SHAPE or who they are. They are interwoven into the fabric scheme of the work opportunity.

Leaders can do that with people. It's not threathen or instilled by fear and manipulation, but by true leadership.

Remember, our work does not define who we are, so our staff are not lost or absorbed into some matrix.

A good leader knows the boundary lines and strives to promote the healthy mix.

Realizing where people are (SHAPE) and inspiring those who want to grow while at the same time maximizing the work objectives:

That's beautiful music!

 

 Which leadership style does your organization have?

• Seagull
• Defcom 1
• Macro
• Bully
• Empowering
• Encouraging
• Engaging
• Excellence
• Servant

The #1 reason why people leave jobs  is not "just because" - they leave because of poor leadership.

 

"Most agencies are scared to conduct a staff assessment:

1. they don't want to see the results
2. they don't want to think that poor attitudes, performance and atmosphere is the result of their lack of management or their style
3. the adjustments will require more work

In this competitive world of work...those who stick their head in the sand will soon realize that the carcass they smell cooking...is theirs!

 

 

 

ARE YOU READY?
Better Hiring Practices	Use of Online Resources
Breaking the NORM	Leadership Building

1) Can you stay in the place you are as an organization?

 

2) How do you identify the strong points?

 

3) What is the process in indentifying the trouble areas?

 

4) How do you prioritize?

5) How can staff be the potential "solvers"?

 

Do you practice: GAP?

Group Action Plan

 

 

 

Assessment summary:

40:ok, you're in leadership, let your staff do the survey!

30-39: Showing some promise here, but are you declining or rising? What will it take to increase? You always need to be growing.

20-29: You really want to see an improvement in this situation. Identify what you can do in a couple of areas and get after it. There are some side effects in your organization at this range. Dangerous ripples from lack of strong leadership.

10-19: This range can indicate a bad work environment. Lack of consistency, no real leaders. Production will be effected. You need radical IMPACT evaluation - hurry while there's still breath in the body! 

 

Assessment is available as a part of our overall health survey conducted for your organization.