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PROBLEM SOLVING: BEHAVIOURS IN LEADERSHIP

Leadership is the ability to inspire, influence, and guide others towards achieving a common goal. Effective leadership requires strong problem-solving skills, as leaders need to be able to identify and solve complex problems to drive their teams towards success. Problem-solving provides us those mechanisms of recognizing things, comprehending why they need to be fixed, and determining a course for the action to improve them. They help organisations and individuals to control the environment.  What Are Problem Solving Skills? Problem-solving skills enable you to determine the problems promptly and efficiently. Problem-solving abilities require quickly determining the underlying problem and implementing a solution. Problem-solving is regarded as having a personal strength rather than a skill that is acquired or learned through coaching or training. You can enhance your problem-solving skills by getting to know the common problems in business and learning from more experienced or

SHARING THE COMPANY VISION AS A LEADER

  “Company vision” might be the fluffiest business term thrown around by nearly every business book and article, often used vaguely, without nuance or thoughtfulness. Yet despite its watered-down usage, “vision” is the most important information for us to communicate across a team . Research indicates that vision was ranked as the number one information people need to share in a team. Given its significance, how to best share a company vision within a team? Before we can answer that, we must start with what company vision exactly is and why it is important. What is company vision? A vision is a picture of a better place . You see this picture in your head: It is what you want the world to look like because your product or team exists. In many ways, your team’s vision is your opinion on how you think the world ought to be. A vision answers the question, “What world do you want to create?” Vision is often misconstrued with other business terms, like “mission,” “purpose,” and “valu

TYPES OF TEAMS AND BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATED

Teamwork, in times of cloud computing and collaborative software, it’s one of those qualities that everyone wants to see in their company. But the truth is that for different types of work teams, different forms of integration and collaboration develop and allow them to function better . What type of team we have depends on its purpose, location, and organizational structure. Each type of team comes with its unique set of strengths and weaknesses. Some of them may be as follows: Task Forces A task force is a temporary team created to address a single piece of work, a problem, or a goal.   The term “task force” originated in the Army . An Army task force was designed to provide flexibility in operations since it could be formed without the reorganization or repurposing of the division . At the time, army operations were performed by formal groupings such as divisions or battalions, but wars created new challenges that demanded flexibility in how resources were used . Formation of

BARRIERS TO TEAM OPERATIONS: BEHAVIOURS ASSOCIATED

  The collaborative nature of teams means they are subject to pitfalls that individuals working alone do not face. Team members may not always work well together and focusing the efforts of individuals on shared goals presents challenges to completing tasks as efficiently and effectively as possible.   Three Barriers to Building a Team A)      Flimsy Leadership   Everything flows from leadership. And when there is a problem in the team, usually, it’s the leader’s fault. The wise king Solomon said, without a vision, the people perish. There could be several reasons that a team is not working, and most often, it starts with the leader.         i.        Is there no vision for the team?        ii.       No one in the team knows where they are heading ?      iii.       Is there favoritism  being practiced by the leader?      iv.        Is the leader too critical of new ideas or suggestions?        v.        Is the leader’s style too imposing on everyone? It could be v

ORGANIZED PEOPLE: SIMPLE BEHAVIOURS

Organized people are not born; they are built. The people who emerge as ‘organized’ use a variety of tools and methods to accomplish their goals and priorities in life. Their systems become habits. They Seek Out Tools From kitchen timers to smartphone technology, organized people find tools that can help them make the most of their day , week, and year. They use mobile phone apps with pop-up reminders, for example. They also use timers to help visualize the passage of time. And they break down tasks into smaller chunks and take short non-work-related breaks in between, which increases their overall productivity. They Set Priorities Following a to-do list is like their primary source of organization. Instead of having an overwhelming number of commitments and little idea where to start, organized people have a clear sense of what is important . They know what their goals are, what needs to be done when, and what can be put off. They start the day with a clear plan of their ‘mo