TRIPLE III TIME: Holding the Leadership Reins

Dec 20

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IMG_2587Are you in a LEADERSHIP role?  Well no matter how you answer this question… today… I believe everyone is placed in a LEADERSHIP role at different times and for different purposes. So given this perception, did you ever give much thought about the professional responsibility of: Holding The LEADERSHIP Reins?

The first thing I think about when considering Holding The LEADERSHIP Reins for any organization or initiative… I think of it as an “ART” and that one can not do it perfectly because people are not perfect… right? Times, assignments, ages and circumstances are all impactors when appropriately Holding The LEADERSHIP Reins!  Think about it.

If you apply a “moral idealism” concept and you believe if given the most appropriate situational freedoms everyone will do the right thing… you loosen the Reins! But what happens if those you manage practiced only doing the minimum at work and complained that you did not provide enough direction (as their leader) to get the job done?!  And therefore your LEADERSHIP Reins were too loose and they did not totally understand the principles to be followed.

Perfection does NOT exist!

In my time as a LEADER… I followed a pattern that whoever I supervised had to earn how loose (or tight) my LEADERSHIP Reins would be for them. I never wanted to be Holding The LEADERSHIP Reins so tight that I restricted innovation, sharing of ideas and regular willingness to communicate. So if from time to time someone found me tightening the Reins exclusively for them… they quickly realized that maybe they lacked respect/ownership of the “mission” we were striving for…and their mis-use of freedoms caused their “Reins To Be Totally Tightened”… at least temporarily!

Bottomline: The goal for this week’s TRIPLE III TIME: Holding The LEADERSHIP Reins message is to first encourage you to assess your style in this personnel area. Second to reflect that there is no perfect Rein holding process. And finally to offer some situational examples that may help you find YOUR way in this vital professional responsibility area.  

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About Inspiring Innovations, Inc.

Marv Pichla is currently the owner and Creative Advisor for his own small business, Inspiring Innovations, Inc. Sharing his unique experience with entrepreneurship and innovation in public service, Marv consults with public and private business, education, and community organizations to develop new and different problem solving methods through real-life example-based learning. Prior to starting-up Inspiring Innovations, Inc. Marv served as Executive Director for Thumb Area Michigan Works! As Executive Director, Marv used public sector innovation as his guide for the organizations regional career development, employment service, education and strategic planning initiatives. Finally, Marv was raised on a farm in the Thumb Area of Michigan where he claims he received the education principles he values most. However, he obtained his Bachelors and Masters Degrees from Center Michigan University in Public Administration and eventually his Ph.D. from Capella University in Minnesota. Marv can be reached at: mpichla@inspiringinnovationsllc.com

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