Ik Solomon Leader-Level Readers Blog

Managers are all people and there are lots of rooms to make an error because of the complex nature of management. There are different types of errors management make:  The first relates to managers themselves; sometimes they start planning without consultation with the lower levels of the organization structure. This is call IVORY TOWER PLANNING . The Ivory tower planning is the first management error and it is the one that is most commonly done by managers. Ivory tower planning leads to a lot of problems, it leads to non buy in by the employees of the firm, it also leads to management making decisions that sometimes are not practically implementable. The second is when manager make decisions just because they think they are fair. This is called PROCEDURAL JUSTICE . Fair is good and important but in the commercial world. Fair alone is not always the best solution. The solution has to be fair, and operationally possible and of course profitable. Procedural justice tends...

Leadership is capacity for governance; the capacity to govern yourself, your family, and the assignment put in your hands. Leader ship is a function of wisdom; it is taking the lead, setting the pace in your own field, it is not occupying a space. The value placed on you is a function of the things that has happened around; when your impact is felt in the group that is when they value you. Character and Capacity are two important pillars in leadership. In the journey of leadership, Character is 75% requirement while Capacity is 25% requirement. If you don’t have character your capacity is valueless. Leadership is not an endowment, it is an accomplishment therefore leaders must be developed by developing their character and capacity. Your first step as a potential leader is: Define your field Recognise the passion in you Recognise the divine gifting in you What empowers vision is relevant knowledge. Leaders are Readers The administrative aspect of leadership...