CDM Partners, Limited

Does your organization have a leadership model? Is there a shared understanding of what outstanding leadership looks like? I like Tim Kight's model. Great leadership builds trust and achieves results. Building trust requires competency, character, and connection. Achieving results requires clarity, accountability, and support.?

How strong is your organizational awareness—your ability to read a group's emotional current? Do you understand how people in your organization respond to one another, make decisions, and resolve conflict? This competency is important to effective leadership. Your team counts on you to help them navigate your organization.??

Over the next several weeks, I will guide 25 leaders in two organizations through Korn Ferry’s Emotional and Social Competency Inventory (ESCI) 360 feedback report.?It takes courage to receive this feedback from their managers, peers, direct reports, and customers. ?There is a reward for this courage. Research shows that developing strong ESCI competencies gives leaders more flexibility and positively impacts an organization’s profitability, performance, talent attraction, and retention.

A common challenge for leaders early in their tenure is delegation. As a new leader, you may have been rewarded for your individual accomplishments in the past. However, now your success will be measured by what your team accomplishes. Two common barriers to delegation are fear of failure and giving up control. Building trust with your team is critical to developing delegation skills. Take the time to build those relationships and learn to trust in your team's abilities. Remember, delegating tasks doesn't mean you're losing control, it means you're empowering your team to succeed. #leadership #delegation #teamwork