A leader is someone who has the
ability to guide and direct a group of people in completing a goal or task for
an organization. They can influence others to reach a specific goal. A leader’s
job is to make an organization successful by setting direction, establishing
foundation, building will, generating ideas, and executing change. Becoming a
leader can be obtained by adopting a leadership model. The key to being a
successful leader is to keep an open mind, be willing to try new ideas, and
reflect on those.
Leaders are not just individuals
but are ultimately the support system for the entire organization. You are not
just a leader, but a doer as well. This basically means you must lead by example.
A quality leader reshapes core values, develops professional teams, and
implements these changes.
There are 5 sets of complex,
interrelated activities that true leaders should strive for. They are: Setting
direction, Establish a foundation, Build will, Generate ideas, and Execute
change. Setting direction can be accomplished, amongst staff members, by inspiring
visions of future aspirations. This can be recognized by helping employees move
forward and accomplish goals. Establishing direction consists of encompassing
the organizations foundation to succeed. The organization sometimes will go
through hard times, but it is necessary to improve systems. Building will is
one of the most important attributes as a leader. A leader encourages employee
morale which is strongly important because it stimulates employees to become
future leaders. Generating ideas keeps healthcare organizations up to date,
fresh and new, and helps them evolve towards the future. In a technological era
you must keep up with change. If you don’t execute change, the ideas and
companies will fail. Companies will remain stagnant and will not thrive. Executing
change goes hand and hand with generating ideas. Without ideas, there will be
no improvements in the company’s systems, and they will not be successful.
