True leaders are result orientated individuals who either lead a team or an organization efficiently, progressively and productively. As a leader your main role is to deliver results!
When you deliver results, your team and your organization benefits, and you personally benefit!
Smart leaders take smart approach to produce result. So what approach are you taking now?
“SMART” is of talked about in terms of goal setting but the “SMART approach” is about the things effective leaders do to produce and achieve results.
So what are these SMART things all about?
STRATEGY
“S” in the SMART approach is about “Strategy”.
When you deliver results, your team and your organization benefits, and you personally benefit!
Smart leaders take smart approach to produce result. So what approach are you taking now?
“SMART” is of talked about in terms of goal setting but the “SMART approach” is about the things effective leaders do to produce and achieve results.
So what are these SMART things all about?
STRATEGY
“S” in the SMART approach is about “Strategy”.
- What does strategy mean to you?
- What are your strategic plans?
- How do you compose your strategy?
- Have you consider; 1) Leadership & Corporate Management Strategy, 2) Executive Management & Communications Strategy, 3) Risk Management Strategy, 4) Financial & Investment Strategy, 5) Network & Marketing Strategy, 6) Economics Planning & Development Strategy, 7) Management Wins and Win-Win Strategy and so on?
Leaders work with their teams and/or “Executives” to develop a compelling vision for their organization, get people to buy in and develop the strategies to realize that vision.
They focus not just on the short-term goal but on the medium-to-long term goals. The focus is on sustainable and lasting success.
MEASUREMENT
“M” in the SMART approach is about measurement.
They focus not just on the short-term goal but on the medium-to-long term goals. The focus is on sustainable and lasting success.
MEASUREMENT
“M” in the SMART approach is about measurement.
- How do you measure your organization key performance indicator (KPI)?
- How do you measure your goals?
- What result you want to achieve; 1) measure what your team or people/members say is important, 2) measure areas where there are problems you'd like to solve, and 3) measure the organization objectives you are aiming to achieve?
Measurement herein is used to quantify the performance of some component of an organization. There are three types of performance measures: key result indicators, performance indicators, and key performance indicators.
If an organization (SDGA or others) is to move from vision, ideas and possibilities to results, it needs to take action.
Some of those actions will be a success (if not all), others might work out differently than expected, and some might not work out at all. Failure(s) is part of learning process.
Measurement is the way of determining whether you are on and/or off track or focus and/or oversight and whether you need to make adjustments and maybe diversification or improvisation.
ACCOUNTABILITY
“A" in the SMART approach is about accountability.
If an organization (SDGA or others) is to move from vision, ideas and possibilities to results, it needs to take action.
Some of those actions will be a success (if not all), others might work out differently than expected, and some might not work out at all. Failure(s) is part of learning process.
Measurement is the way of determining whether you are on and/or off track or focus and/or oversight and whether you need to make adjustments and maybe diversification or improvisation.
ACCOUNTABILITY
“A" in the SMART approach is about accountability.
- Are you ready to undertake 'lost' and 'failure'?
- What is the biggest cost in your organization?
- Who is accountable for this cost?
- Who is your accountability partner?
Accountability is defined as the act of holding others responsible or answerable for their actions (good or bad), for exemplary job performance, and achieving results.
As a leader you need to make clear to others what outcomes and results they are expected to deliver and then hold them to account.
Leaders are often fantastic at setting the outcomes but are often less effective when it comes to following up.
It is important that accountability is seen as feedback and learning as much as it is checking results and progress, otherwise much of the value will be lost.
RESPONSIBILITY
“R” in the SMART approach is about responsibility.
As a leader you need to make clear to others what outcomes and results they are expected to deliver and then hold them to account.
Leaders are often fantastic at setting the outcomes but are often less effective when it comes to following up.
It is important that accountability is seen as feedback and learning as much as it is checking results and progress, otherwise much of the value will be lost.
RESPONSIBILITY
“R” in the SMART approach is about responsibility.
- How responsible are you?
- Do you serve responsibly?
- Are you going to stay or ‘chicken out’ when problem and/or crisis arise?
- Do you understand the ideas behind win, success and sustainability?
As the leader the buck stops with you. The best leaders are ready to stand up and take responsibility when things do not go as well as planned.
This can be tough and challenging but is a vital part of being an effective leaders and achieving success. Responsible leaders cultivate their judgment skills!
TRUST
“T” in the SMART approach is about trust.
This can be tough and challenging but is a vital part of being an effective leaders and achieving success. Responsible leaders cultivate their judgment skills!
TRUST
“T” in the SMART approach is about trust.
- Are you having a hard time setting yourself apart as a leader?
- Are your people jaded by all the scandals and unethical behavior of politicians, corporations, and government?
- Are you getting caught up in their skepticism?
Building trust in your organization's leadership starts with character. You cannot expect your people to conform to high moral values if your values are not equally high.
Showing your people true moral character builds credibility, one of the most important building blocks of trust. Your character, of course, comes directly from your values and principles.
If you naturally value relationships as well as results you are well on your way to learning how to inspire trust in them.
As a leader, you've got to fly in the face of this and build a culture of trust to be successful. That journey begins with character. Hold high moral values and show those standards to your people on a daily basis.
Make sure your conduct exemplifies your character. As you build credibility, your enforcement of character-centered policies becomes more meaningful and starts to create the climate you're striving for - the climate that promotes leadership trust.
With people looking to you for answers and wanting to trust in your leadership abilities, you need that edge that only comes from understanding of how our minds can drive us towards unlimited success or paralyze us with fear.
Conclusion
Effective leaders know that they must focus on results and at the end of the day it is results that matter.
Leaders make sure that they and those that are leading are stay focused on results and priorities rather than getting distracted.
The best leaders take a SMART approach to achieving leadership success. So what action will you take to be a better leader?
Thank you.
Showing your people true moral character builds credibility, one of the most important building blocks of trust. Your character, of course, comes directly from your values and principles.
If you naturally value relationships as well as results you are well on your way to learning how to inspire trust in them.
As a leader, you've got to fly in the face of this and build a culture of trust to be successful. That journey begins with character. Hold high moral values and show those standards to your people on a daily basis.
Make sure your conduct exemplifies your character. As you build credibility, your enforcement of character-centered policies becomes more meaningful and starts to create the climate you're striving for - the climate that promotes leadership trust.
With people looking to you for answers and wanting to trust in your leadership abilities, you need that edge that only comes from understanding of how our minds can drive us towards unlimited success or paralyze us with fear.
Conclusion
Effective leaders know that they must focus on results and at the end of the day it is results that matter.
Leaders make sure that they and those that are leading are stay focused on results and priorities rather than getting distracted.
The best leaders take a SMART approach to achieving leadership success. So what action will you take to be a better leader?
Thank you.
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