Now let’s see what other facts the Center for Creative Leadership identified.
3) Change management skills
Leaders in the financial sector seem to be somehow better in change management. One problem is that organisations are often excellent at the operational or structural dimension of change but forget about people.
4) Building collaborative relationships
An ability to build good relationships was almost never rated as a top proficiency of people in the database. The reason behind this may be that individuals are often promoted into leadership roles because of their strong individual contribution. The ability to build collaborative relationships with their colleagues and also with stakeholders from outside the organisation is not rewarded as regularly as it should be.
To become better in their role, leaders might try to expand their formal and informal networks in order to improve in building collaborative relationships.
5) Leading employees
Among the 6 top-rated competencies idenfified in the CCL research, leaders have most problems with leading employees.
Managing employees is definitely essential to success on both the individual and the organisational level. Your performance and reputation within your organisation is always as strong as your team is. Every leader therefore needs to be able to recruit the right people, then motivate them and help them to develop.
Many leaders need development in this fundamental area. The obvious reason for this is that direct reports are vital to getting the day-to-day work done.
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