Leadership Challenges
Leadership and management are very important part of any organization.
Leaders are supposed to do the job of creating a vision, guiding and directing, dealing with incoming issues, monitoring budgets and, perhaps above all, acting as a mentor to their team.
A leader’s job is very demanding as it is, but there are also a number of particular challenges leaders often have to deal with. Let’s take a look at the most common issues.
There are three factors that influence the challenges that leadership has to face. First, there are the external challenges. These include such things as economic, social and political issues. Next, there are the internal challenges. These occur when leaders are unable to face up to their own challenges and struggle with being the role model that others need. One way to address challenges is use a DiSC Personality Test to gather data that can be useful for all aspects of improvement. Online DiSC Personality Testing is used by millions around the world by all types of businesses to develop teams..
“Sometimes, what seems to be an advantage may present a challenge as well. A leader who’s extremely decisive may alienate followers by never consulting them, or by consistently ignoring their advice. A leader who’s terrific at developing relationships with others in the organization may be unable to tell someone when she’s not doing her job. Some characteristics can be double-edged swords, positive in some circumstances and negative in others. The real challenge is in knowing the difference, and adapting your behavior accordingly.”
Recognizing The Challenges of Leadership
There are also challenges that occur from leadership itself. These include the responsibility of being able to motivate yourself and others. A leader is actually a servant to the company and the team, and they have to be able to demonstrate this in everything that they do.
Challenge 1 – Personality Issues
People often forget that leaders have their own personalities, their own temperament, judgement and level of maturity. Whether or not this is a shortfall depends on an individual’s ability to overcome some of these issues and to understand that their own personality may sometimes get in the way. The Everything DiSC Work of Leaders Profile is specifically targeted to leadership development and addresses how a leader’s personality crafts their leadership tendencies.
Parts 2 and 3 of the article will be published soon!
About Steve Giles
Co-owner/Co-founder of Intesi! Resources. Educated as an architect I transitioned to technology during my career in architecture. Intesi! Resources was founded in 2004 and my focus is everything Web/eCommerce related from the design and development of our site to all the marketing activities involved. I also provide significant support for our clients on all our products and how they are used to deliver assessment-driven learning solutions that develop self-awareness and interpersonal skills.
