In the present volatile business
environment, organizations are
exposed to a number of challenges and `perform or
perish' has become the order of the day. Leaders across the organizations
are under constant pressures to show results. They should have
necessary skills and knowledge to lead from the front efficiently and make
sure that the teams they are leading are armed with capabilities to
handle difficult situations. In the present targeted environment,
where projects are complex and complicated, leaders need to
be trained well to face the pressures and to deal with team
members. Employees look up to their leaders as role models and learn by
following them. Team members see the leaders as righteous and capable
individuals and expect them to live up to that image. Situations that challenge
this belief diminish team's confidence, leaders lose their credibility
and respect among the followers and their ability to influence the
team also decreases considerably. Hence, leaders must constantly
develop dynamics required to lead and direct the team for better
performance. Else the team members will start believing that the leaders
are incapable and incompetent. Finally, the image of leaders might
get tarnished and they cannot act up to the expectations of their
bosses.
Building a strong workforce is vital to motivate best performance
in others. To obtain positive results from professionals, an
organization should have capable leaders. Effective leadership accentuates
the motivation process to its logical extent, stimulates members of
the enterprise to give much above their potential capabilities and
produces miracles towards the attainment of common goals of the
enterprise. Normally, people work up to half of their abilities with an aim
to maintain their jobs; to make them work above this level and
to transform a lackluster group into a strong and aggressively
successful organization is what precisely is the job of the leader. The success of
an enterprise is predominantly dependent upon the quality of
its leadership. Good leaders help in persuading the followers to
seek defined objectives enthusiastically and work in group. They
can convert despair into hope. On the other hand, a weak leader can
wreck the morale of the workforce and destroy the efficiency of
team members. In the corporate world, there are many stories of
great leaders who were fiercely criticized for the decisions they have
made and tumbled to the lowest levels. To succeed in the role of leadership
and perform their best, the leaders must hone their personal
and professional skills. |