jerrytz
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World history is usually taught as the history of civilizations. The significant facts are generally the ones that have had a bearing on the development of those civilizations. Human history is an unending series of repeated cycles. The world is round and almost everything goes through cycles.
There are life cycles, climate cycles, economic cycles and political cycles to name a few. Just look at the circular dial of a watch: the hand revolves around and around, as time recurs in a cycle. It can be argued that leadership like the rest of our affairs is essentially cyclical in character.
Effective leadership is commonly viewed as central to organizational success.
The Leadership cycle includes five stages - Awareness, Development, Maturity, Reinvention and Decline.
Stage 1. Leadership Awareness
A leader is born. A situation arises, a leader steps forward, takes the helm and acts in that capacity. He / she creates the vision and sets goals.
Stage 2. Leadership Development –
Based on the organization, type of business, environment and people, the appropriate leadership style is developed. Growth is achieved by observing other leaders as well as from personal experiences.
Stage 3.Leadership Maturity –
Leaders at this stage have proven performance. They are confident with their experience and in their abilities and so may become complacent believing what worked in the past will work in the future. They think that past behaviours are indicators of future success. Many managers get stuck in this stage and skip Stage 4 (Reinvention) fast forwarding to the Stage 5 (Decline).
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." ~ Alvin Toffler
Stage 4. Leadership Reinvention –
This stage is characterized by adaptability and openness to change. Learning is a lifelong process. Successful leaders are always reinventing themselves. They are constantly surveying the environment thus recognizing the external and internal trends and making the necessary personal changes.
Stage 5.Leadership Decline-
Everything comes to an end. A leader must accept when their journey is over and let go. At this stage, once succession planning was embraced the leader's legacy lives on. The goal of true leaders is not to make more followers but more leaders.
To be continued................
There are life cycles, climate cycles, economic cycles and political cycles to name a few. Just look at the circular dial of a watch: the hand revolves around and around, as time recurs in a cycle. It can be argued that leadership like the rest of our affairs is essentially cyclical in character.
Effective leadership is commonly viewed as central to organizational success.
The Leadership cycle includes five stages - Awareness, Development, Maturity, Reinvention and Decline.
Stage 1. Leadership Awareness
A leader is born. A situation arises, a leader steps forward, takes the helm and acts in that capacity. He / she creates the vision and sets goals.
Stage 2. Leadership Development –
Based on the organization, type of business, environment and people, the appropriate leadership style is developed. Growth is achieved by observing other leaders as well as from personal experiences.
Stage 3.Leadership Maturity –
Leaders at this stage have proven performance. They are confident with their experience and in their abilities and so may become complacent believing what worked in the past will work in the future. They think that past behaviours are indicators of future success. Many managers get stuck in this stage and skip Stage 4 (Reinvention) fast forwarding to the Stage 5 (Decline).
"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write, but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn." ~ Alvin Toffler
Stage 4. Leadership Reinvention –
This stage is characterized by adaptability and openness to change. Learning is a lifelong process. Successful leaders are always reinventing themselves. They are constantly surveying the environment thus recognizing the external and internal trends and making the necessary personal changes.
Stage 5.Leadership Decline-
Everything comes to an end. A leader must accept when their journey is over and let go. At this stage, once succession planning was embraced the leader's legacy lives on. The goal of true leaders is not to make more followers but more leaders.
To be continued................