………..understand yourself.

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

…understand yourself!  Then, and only then, can we manage ourselves effectively through constant, consistent and persistent application of focused effort towards the achievement of worthy goals.  If goal achievement is dependent on working with others then being aware of what drives others (Social Awareness) enables a much greater ability to develop high performance relationships and manage them to the benefit of all.

In organisational terms, if Leaders have a clear understanding of the company: the vision for the future, what success looks (and feels) like, the specific goals that drive action etc, the subsequent identification of resources is relatively easy.  I will admit that actually securing the necessary resources might be more of a challenge especially in the current climate, however, taking time to consider the company’s most important resource, the people you have, working with them to align individual needs and preferences with organisational goals is time and effort never wasted.

So, can you give honest and complete answers to the above questions?