{"id":4086,"date":"2015-02-17T07:18:10","date_gmt":"2015-02-17T13:18:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/?p=4086"},"modified":"2023-10-06T12:56:58","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T17:56:58","slug":"leadership-simply-stated","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/leadership-simply-stated\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Simply Stated"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div>\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4086\" class=\"elementor elementor-4086\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1190bde elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1190bde\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container 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elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"37f3d03a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Org Chart Progression: From Manager to Leader<\/h3><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4401 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/org-chart-mso-143x150.jpg\" alt=\"Org Chart\" width=\"143\" height=\"150\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/org-chart-mso-143x150.jpg 143w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/org-chart-mso.jpg 240w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 143px) 100vw, 143px\" \/>As managers move up the organization chart, their role must evolve.\u00a0 Those who are stuck using the same <strong><em>management habits<\/em><\/strong> that served them often reach the level of incompetence (a.k.a. The Peter Principle).<\/p><p>How do they gain the <strong><em>leadership mindset<\/em><\/strong> their job demands?\u00a0 It starts with defining the role of a leader.\u00a0 Then understanding how it differs from a manager.<\/p><p>\u00a0<\/p><h3>Leadership in 3 Simple Steps<\/h3><p><strong><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-4400 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/statusquo-mso-150x114.jpg\" alt=\"status quo\" width=\"150\" height=\"114\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/statusquo-mso-150x114.jpg 150w, https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/statusquo-mso.jpg 280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Leadership<\/strong> is about:<\/p><ol><li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">Looking at the <strong>status quo<\/strong> to determine what needs change.<br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">Having the <strong><em>courage<\/em> <\/strong>to commit to closing the gap between the current situation to what&#8217;s possible.<br \/><\/span><\/li><li><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">Taking <strong><em>action <\/em><\/strong><\/span><span class=\"Apple-style-span\" style=\"-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.296875); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469);\">to <strong><em>engage others<\/em><\/strong> in the cause. \u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ol><h3><br \/>What&#8217;s The Gap?<\/h3><p>When assaulting the status quo, you need:<\/p><ul><li>An understanding of where you are <strong>now<\/strong>. to establish a quantifiable base line or starting point.<\/li><li>A vision for &#8220;what could be&#8221;.\u00a0 The potential for improvement.<\/li><\/ul><p>With these two insights, you can set specific goals to engage yourself and others to measure and communication your progress toward closing the gap.<\/p><h3>Management Simplified<\/h3><p>Armed with a vision and supporting goals, a managers role is aligning the systems, resources, people and processes to ensure that you reach your destination on time.<\/p><h3>Leading, Following and Managing<\/h3><p>Personally, professionally and organizationally, we all perform three roles: the <strong>producer<\/strong>, the <strong>manager<\/strong> and the <strong>leader<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In<a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/0762408332\/ref=as_li_tf_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=0762408332&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=chicaexecuc0b-20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/a>, Steven Covey gave us this description.<\/p><blockquote><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-6244\" src=\"https:\/\/chicagoexecutivecoaching.com\/smartleadership\/wp-content\/uploads\/jungle2.gif\" alt=\"Jungle\" width=\"162\" height=\"155\" title=\"\">&#8220;Envision a team of explorers working their way through a jungle. The team can be divided into three categories.<\/p><p>The <strong>producers<\/strong> are the ones with the machetes cutting and hacking their way through the underbrush to clear the path.<\/p><p>The <strong>managers<\/strong> organize the effort by rotating crews to keep the fresh hackers in the front of the line while having their trailing teammates sharpen their machetes. They set the schedules, policies, procedures and develop incentives for rewarding the more productive hackers.<\/p><p>The <strong>leader<\/strong> finds a tall, sturdy tree and climbs to a vista. After surveying the landscape, she yells to the others \u201cWe\u2019re in the wrong jungle!\u201d Upon her descent, the efficient, incentive driven producers and managers respond \u201cSo what? 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