Effective Leadership
24 June 2009 in Uncategorized Write by Paolo Terni
In the picture: Jack leading the survivors of Oceanic flight 815 in the TV Show Lost
Clients often attend my workshops on leadership because they want to learn how to “become effective leaders”.
But what makes a leader effective?
A good answer to that question is the leadership style known as “transformational leadership“.
“The organizational effectiveness of transformational leadership is not in question. Studies routinely demonstrate its effectiveness in diverse situations, ranging from profit-oriented organizations, trade unions, young workers, sports team, educational contexts, self-managed teams, to military organization” – Sivanathan N., Arnold K.A., Turner N., Barling J. in Leading Well: Transformational Leadership and Well-Being.
According to the Transformational Leadership line of research and intervention, an effective leader needs to act in a way that exerts:
- Idealized Influence: when leaders choose to do what is right rather than what is expedient
- Inspirational Motivation: when leaders inspire their followers to be their very best and to perform at a new level
- Intellectual Stimulation: when leaders challenge their followers to think for themselves
- Individualized Consideration: when leaders show concern for their followers, by listening, caring, empathizing and being compassionate.
Transformational Leadership is what I teach in my Leadership Programs and how to enact those 4 types of behaviors is what my clients learn in the workshop I lead.
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Dr. Paolo Terni is a Professionally Certified Coach, ICF member and author of the book "Coaching Leader: how to transform individual talent into business results". He has also written many papers on the impact of current psychological research on consulting and coaching practices. Dr. Terni has trained extensively in the US (Coach U, NLP Master Practicioner @ University of California at Santa Cruz with Robert Dilts), and is bi-lingual (English and Italian). Dr Terni is an expert in Solution-Focused Coaching (certified by Solutionsurfers, Basel, Switzerland), in Evidence-Based practices related to coaching & well-being, and in Stress Management techniques.
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