PART VI
I hope that these series
of articles have aided your understanding of these elements of managing people.
There is much more to them such as the actions to put these concepts into
practice, the specific “How To's" of listening. I encourage you to think
about values and projecting high standards of them to your workforce. I did and
was able to create significant per person productivity gains and achieved true
excellence through happy, industrious, turned-on people.
Servant Leaders
persistently engage in active listening and servant leadership practices
reflect an enduring philosophy of leadership rather than isolated or even
connected actions. It is a different way of thinking about the purpose of
leadership, the true role of the leader, and the potential of those being led.
It is not something that you do, but rather something you are.
Therefore, the listening
construct associated with servant leadership implies a persistent communicative
posture derived from the leader's core character and marked by
1) personal
self-reflection,
2) an attentive attitude towards others, and
3) consequent
attentive practices.
Such a leader is one who
ventures and takes the risks of going out ahead to show the way and whom others
follow voluntarily, because they are
persuaded that the leader's path is the right one – for them, probably better
than they could devise for themselves. Thus, in addition to listening, persuasion
appears to be a critical element in the formulation of a servant leader
relative to the leader's communicative patterns.
I'd like to hear your comments, remarks etc on any concepts that I tried to portray
in these series of articles on 'Active listening as part of the effective
communication strategies.'
Namaste!
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