Leadership vs Management – a little analogy.
Leading and Managing the Team
Imagine for a moment a group of people hacking their way through the jungle. Amongst them are the managers.
Their job is to organise the team, ensure the right tools are supplied and ready, and check the cutting tools are sharp and the compasses are working. They organise the work and track the progress.
The leaders however are doing other things.
They are the ones who climb the tree, and scan the horizon to determine which direction to go, determine where potential obstacles and aides may be, and indeed, whether everyone is in the right jungle in the first place, or would be better off somewhere else.
Poor communication can interfere with team building and cultural change.
Understanding the communication profile of everyone on your team, as well as your own, is your starting place for understanding your effectiveness as a leader and improving the cohesion and effectiveness of your team.
We work with leaders and managers to help them adapt their own behaviours and communication style to adapt to the communication style and world view of their team members. We also help them to inspire the team members to change themselves. It is only within their power, not ours, to do this.
If you grasp this then we can work very successfully with you and see some quick changes in team effectiveness, collegiality, and culture.