As a leader, to achieve engagement from your team, you need first to commit. Show commitment in a tangible way. Simply stating you want something or think something is not the same as rolling up your sleeves and doing it. As a follower, the onus is on each of us to be engaged not on leadership to make us engaged. Look at the elements you can influence and figure out how to change them so you can be fully engaged. Engagement is about looking at your role and function with a different lens, including your perspective of leadership and the broader organization. The point is to make the best of what you have, not to worry about having the best. Activity: for personal and professional development, use the assessment tool (14.1) to find areas of strengths and opportunities. The tool is organization first by leadership actions, then by followership actions, and finally by each of the five skills. Discussion Thread: Focusing on the FOLLOWERSHIP assessment, share your strengths and growth areas with your classmates.
As a leader, to achieve engagement from your team, you need first to commit. Show commitment in a tangible way. Simply stating you want something or think something is not the same as rolling up your sleeves and doing it.
As a follower, the onus is on each of us to be engaged not on leadership to make us engaged. Look at the elements you can influence and figure out how to change them so you can be fully engaged. Engagement is about looking at your role and function with a different lens, including your perspective of leadership and the broader organization.
The point is to make the best of what you have, not to worry about having the best.
Activity: for personal and professional development, use the assessment tool (14.1) to find areas of strengths and opportunities. The tool is organization first by leadership actions, then by followership actions, and finally by each of the five skills.
Discussion Thread:
Focusing on the FOLLOWERSHIP assessment, share your strengths and growth areas with your classmates.
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