I believe that leaders have three main roles.
- They are responsible for interpreting the organization’s shared values and principles.
- They are senior advisers to everyone in the organization. And,
- They are the collective conscience, pushing the organization to reach its goals and live up to its ideals.
The idea that top executives or financial experts should make key decisions is so ingrained in our corporate cultures that it is nearly impossible for leaders to delegate important roles and decisions. Leaders who want to increase joy and success in the workplace must learn to take most of their personal satisfaction from the achievements of the people they lead, not from the power they exercise.
–Dennis Bakke
Joy at Work:
A Revolutionary Approach to
Fun on the Job
Fast Company
What a spectacular and profound bit of advice. Real leaders do inspire others to achieve and they take inside advice to heart. As this article (http://www.upyourservice.com/learning-library/customer-service-mindset/nice-work-well-done-keep-it-up) suggests, good leaders know how to motive the best in their employees.
Nice advice. It needs to start at the top to have any chance of trickling down to everyone else. I know it’s not always true, but employees in general have a great deal of respect for the people above them. It’s great when those in charge come together with everyone in an organization.