Leadership is a large topic. It is essential to those looking to influence positive change. It is easy to see both effective and ineffective examples of leadership in action. A great question to ask is "What makes the difference?" We think the difference comes down to understanding the practices and commitments of effective leadership. We have developed 6 practices and 12 commitments of Inspired Leadership based on the work of Kouzes and Posner. We find that shining a light on these helps in being able to develop and implement effective leadership on a day to day basis. You can see them below and then download your very own poster copyfor free. We suggest you display the practices and commitments poster where you will see it each day. We'd love to hear your feedback. Does the Inspired Leadership poster demystify leadership for you? Email us here.
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Practices
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Commitments
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Growing Self
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Identify knowledge and skills to enhance self-development.
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Maintain the ability to adapt and change and support others to do the same.
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Inspiring Shared Vision
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Envision an uplifting and ennobling future.
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Enlist others in a common vision by appealing to their values, interests, hopes and dreams.
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Challenging How
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Search out challenging opportunities to change, grow, innovate and improve.
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Experiment, take risks and learn from the accompanying mistakes.
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Empowering Others
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Foster collaboration by promoting cooperative goals and building trust.
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Strengthen people by giving power away, providing choice, developing competence, assigning critical tasks, and offering visible supports.
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Engendering Spirit
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Recognise individual contributions to the success of every project.
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Celebrate team accomplishments regularly.
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Demonstrating the Way
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Set the example by behaving in ways that are consistent with shared values.
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Achieve small wins that promote consistent progress and build commitment.
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Adapted from The Leadership Challenge by James M. Kouzes and Barry Z. Posner. 1995