From the course: Adapting Leadership to Behavioral Styles
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Relationships happen between people
From the course: Adapting Leadership to Behavioral Styles
Relationships happen between people
- At the core of my leadership philosophy is the concept that leadership is a relationship. I developed this from my own experiences as a manager and recognizing that when I managed the relationship between me and my team, I was more effective in executing the goals of the team and the organization. As I worked on my PhD research, I found that the relationship between employees and their supervisors was the critical factor in successful coordination. And my experience as a consultant reinforced my theory that when people focus on the relationships, many other aspects of leadership fall in line. If you're a manager who manages people, most of your workplace interactions are with others, so you are developing relationships whether it's intentional or not. The first element of the relationship is you and understanding yourself. You need to have a firm understanding of what your motivations are, what your needs are, your work…
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