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Proactive Leaders
Top 10, Management
Nov 5, 2014 7:00:00 AM
Cara Ong
Leaders who want to make a lasting impact on their organization should strive for
proactive, rather than reactive, leadership. Reactive leaders wait for problems to
arise before addressing them, are often scuttling from crisis to crisis, without taking
away lessons for improving the organizations and processes in which they operate.
Proactive leaders, on the other hand, take responsibility for their management roles
by engaging and cooperating with their team, leading by example, and always
looking for ways to improve. Whether you’re middle or top-level management,
forward-thinking leadership is the best way to manage.
The following actions and qualities are inherently valuable for proactive leaders:
1. They Think Long Term
Leaders should be able to step back from the day-to-day details and see the big
picture. They should also be able to plan more than a few months ahead of time, and
see the trajectory they wish to take their organization in the years to come. A strong
vision and plan for the long-term will help guide the direction of short term projects.
Of course, the ability to talk about things other than work can’t hurt, either. Staff will
be appreciative of leaders they feel they know on a personal level.
The secret to highly effective leadership is a well defined and executed strategic plan
that properly aligns departments on common goals within an organization. To learn
more, schedule a free demo with one of our strategy experts to learn how Envisio
can help you align and engage your team with your strategic plan.