Most critical aspect – walking the talk

No matter how genuine and moral your values be, no matter how well articulated your values be, no matter how  well you communicate your values, as leader, what really matters is how you behave. People see, believe and do what you do, not what you say. However well articulated and publicized your values might be, it is only when people see their leaders “ living the values ”, and do they understand the spirit behind and understand the significance of values in the game plan of the company.

Ability to “ walk the talk ” is ultimate test of leaders’ character. As the famous Hewlett-Packard story demonstrates role-modeling behavior by its co-founder Bill Hewlett, when he broke open a lock put on a store room and placed the lock with a short note on the manager’s desk. The note read that locked store rooms do not reflect the HP value of respect for employees.

It is through such exemplified role modeling behavior that leaders create leaders at all levels which are in fact the extension of their own personality. The philosophy of leaders thus becomes a way of life for the organization. This is what differentiates winning leaders from the rest.

 

Answer the questions:

1. What does leadership consist of as an element of social interaction?

2. What is leadership?

3. Name three levels of leadership in organization?

4. What are the main characteristics of an effective leader?

5. Why is it necessary to learn how to lead?

6. What does a value-based leadership mean and what is it based on?

7. What are leadership attributes?

8. How do you understand result-based leadership?

9. Why is coaching a vital skill for a leader?

10. What person can we call a super-leader?

11. What are key benefits of super leader?

12. What does the essence of leadership mean?

13. What is the essential role of managers in business?

14. What does leadership skill provide versus managerial skill?

15. What is the difference between setting directions and setting goals? Who performs these tasks?

16. What rules must be followed to be a successful leader?

17. What do organizational values mean?

18. Why are they important?

19. Why is the role of leaders important in establishing organizational values?

20. How can leader encourage people to leave by values?

21. What does the ability “walk the talk” mean?

Vocabulary to Unit 6

1. sense of excitement  чувство волнения, воодушевления

2. convince  v    убеждать

3. aspiration  n, C стремление, сильное желание (достичь ч-л.)

4. distinguish   v  различать, находить отличия

Syn.:   differentiate

5. self-confident adj. уверенный в себе

Syn .: self-assured

6. tight ship водонепроницаемый; здесь: надежный корабль