Effective leaders prepare themselves, their team, and their organization for the future. The leaders of for-profit, non-profit, social enterprises, and government organizations are, or at least should be, focused on developing new realities that create value. The creation of value means that the new realities, when implemented, should produce more benefits for society than what it costs society to acquire them.
For leaders to be effective at creating and implementing new realities they need to develop and / or improve their ability to apply and manage two equally important, yet conflicting techniques. They need to apply power to assert their will as to the strategic intent of the organization and to reveal the unity of the overlapping set of common interests that already exists among the individuals, teams, and their organization. You might be interested in viewing this Ted Talk video by Adam Kahane (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nPfpepxEuE) to gain a deeper understanding of how and why it is important for leaders to exert power to assert their will, while revealing and leveraging the unity of interests that already exist in their organization. Adam Kahane is an international consultant that facilitates multi-stakeholder groups toward the resolution of tough problems. He is also the best-selling author of Solving Tough Problems. I highly recommend this book along with the other books that Adam's written.
So, why is it so important for leaders to reveal and then align on an overlapping set of common interests among individuals, teams, and the organization? Because doing so will foster an increase in the acceptance and ownership of changes among your key stakeholders. Consider the likelihood that the rate of externally driven changes will only continue to increase, while the useful life cycle of many changes will more than likely decrease. To compete in such a rapidly changing environment, leaders that are able to create alignment on a foundation of common interests will increase the probability of developing a culture of engaged mutual commitment. Such a culture has as a main belief that a weighted alignment on mutual interests among key internal and external stakeholders will create better results for all. In summary, organizations that are aligned and committed to realizing a common set of interests will execute more effectively and will be more willing to engage in activities that allow them to regularly renew themselves over time.
As the leader of your organization do you have a clear understanding of how your key stakeholder interests overlap and what you can do about it? https://www.inclineinsights.com/post/motivation-leaders-prepare-self-team-and-the-organization-for-the-future Doing so might improve your position to drive substantive change. If you want to learn more about preparing your organization for the future, contact us at Incline Insights, LLC.
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