Key Leadership Challenges in the Organisation

Key Leadership Challenges in the Organisation

Whatever way you look at it, leadership effects organizational performance, either positively or negatively and this statement is borne out by the plethora of research that has been carried out over time. However, thus far, this research has failed to accurately identify how leadership directly engages with employee participation in the organization, which ultimately is the key driver of real performance.

Leadership is an evolving science and needs to identify and understand ways in which good leadership can lead to increased employee participation, essentially asking the fundamental question of how leaders can create the right context in which employees become stakeholders and are able to perform at their best.

At it's most basic, leadership is key to the individuals, the teams and the business performance and in these tough economic times it makes sense to drive better performance that benefits both the organization and its employees. This article is aimed at helping leaders explore and achieve sustainable high levels of performance in today's fast moving business environment. The core of this improved performance and longevity is that employee engagement lies at the heart of business improvement and that leadership has a disproportionate impact on individuals, the teams and the organization.

All organizations have cultures, be they good, bad or indifferent, which affect performance. It is understanding the cultures that exist within organizations that one can find the key that will unlock the latent potential that exists within the business and within its people. Rather than being entrenched and historic, cultures need to be flexible, adaptable, and responsive to the changes that happen internally and externally to the organization. They need to possess no boundaries, they need to reflect positive learning and encourage innovation and be supported by meaningful values. Both leadership and leaders are key to the development of the cultures that support individual development and business growth.

However, it would be true to say that many organizations waste vast sums of money simply by appointing the wrong individuals to leadership positions, by not fully developing them to be effective leaders or asking them to lead with their hands tied behind their back.