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Leadership Bites: The Power of Vision and Strategy Goals and Crucial Roles
Setting Clear and Achievable Goals The acronym SMART is helpful in defining goals and actions. They should be:
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic, and Time-bound
This means that goals and actions should be very clear about:
What needs to be done and how the goals will be converted into action plans Who in the team takes primary responsibility for a specific goal The starting time The deadline for the goal and the related actions How the progress will be reviewed What the result and measures should be If the financial and other resources are available to complete the goal How the outcome of the goal and its related actions impact the strategy
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Crucial Roles The following roles of the team leader are crucial in setting direction and ensuring that goals are met: 1. Leaders demonstrate commitment to the vision and strategy through their words and actions. Leaders are responsible for ensuring that their team members’ actions and activities are focused to achieve the departmental goals. The way leaders behave, including expressing their concerns or satisfaction with progress, demonstrates their focus on reaching departmental objectives in line with the vision and strategy of the organisation. 2. Leaders ensure that the team members understand their roles in terms of the strategy and goals. It is vital that leaders explain the different roles in their department to ensure that there is no unnecessary overlap or confusion regarding the critical performance areas of staff members. 3. Leaders should understand and consider the financial impact of their strategy, goals and action plans. It is the leader’s responsibility to ensure that the necessary financial control and budget are available to ensure optimisation and completion of the critical departmental goals and actions. 4. Leaders effectively communicate, demonstrate and reinforce behaviour and standards in pursuit of excellence, i.e. the completion of goals. Leaders need to understand that just defining the goals will not necessarily lead to successful completion. They must positively and continuously reinforce the behaviour of staff members to achieve the goals. 5. Leaders recognise and reinforce the importance of team effectiveness. In the modern day working environment, there is a stronger focus on team interaction than on individual activities. Team leaders are responsible to ensure that the team as a whole reaches its goals. The team leader should therefore maximise the integrated functioning of the team to ensure that all set goals are completed successfully. This includes using the correct resources for the job, and getting them to work well together.
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Setting Clear and Achievable Goals The acronym SMART is helpful in defining goals and actions. They should be:
Specific Measurable Achievable Realistic, and Time-bound
This means that goals and actions should be very clear about:
What needs to be done and how the goals will be converted into action plans Who in the team takes primary responsibility for a specific goal The starting time The deadline for the goal and the related actions How the progress will be reviewed What the result and measures should be If the financial and other resources are available to complete the goal How the outcome of the goal and its related actions impact the strategy
Leadership Bites: The Power of Vision of Strategy
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Crucial Roles The following roles of the team leader are crucial in setting direction and ensuring that goals are met: 1. Leaders demonstrate commitment to the vision and strategy through their words and actions. Leaders are responsible for ensuring that their team members’ actions and activities are focused to achieve the departmental goals. The way leaders behave, including expressing their concerns or satisfaction with progress, demonstrates their focus on reaching departmental objectives in line with the vision and strategy of the organisation. 2. Leaders ensure that the team members understand their roles in terms of the strategy and goals. It is vital that leaders explain the different roles in their department to ensure that there is no unnecessary overlap or confusion regarding the critical performance areas of staff members. 3. Leaders should understand and consider the financial impact of their strategy, goals and action plans. It is the leader’s responsibility to ensure that the necessary financial control and budget are available to ensure optimisation and completion of the critical departmental goals and actions. 4. Leaders effectively communicate, demonstrate and reinforce behaviour and standards in pursuit of excellence, i.e. the completion of goals. Leaders need to understand that just defining the goals will not necessarily lead to successful completion. They must positively and continuously reinforce the behaviour of staff members to achieve the goals. 5. Leaders recognise and reinforce the importance of team effectiveness. In the modern day working environment, there is a stronger focus on team interaction than on individual activities. Team leaders are responsible to ensure that the team as a whole reaches its goals. The team leader should therefore maximise the integrated functioning of the team to ensure that all set goals are completed successfully. This includes using the correct resources for the job, and getting them to work well together.
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