Your Leadership Footprint

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Cover Title Page Copyright Page Full Title Page DEDICATION TABLE OF CONTENTS ABOUT THE AUTHOR PROLOGUE INTRODUCTION PART 1: REFLECTING ON SELF Question 1.1: ARE YOU LIVING A BALANCED LIFE? Question 1.2: ARE YOU GROUNDED BY UNSHAKABLE VALUES? Question 1.3: ARE YOU PURPOSE-LED, IN LIFE AND WORK? Question 1.4: DO YOU LEAD A LIFE OF INTEGRITY? Question 1.5: ARE YOU EMPATHETIC TO OTHERS? Part 2: GAINING PERSPECTIVE Question 2.1: ARE YOU AWARE OF HOW YOURLEADERSHIP STYLE IS PERCEIVED? Question 2.2: DO YOU RECOGNISE THE VALUE OFCOACHING AND ARE YOU COACHABLE? Question 2.3: ARE YOU AN INFLUENCER? Question 2.4: ARE YOU DELIBERATE IN CREATING QUALITY THINKING TIME? Question 2.5: DO YOU KNOW WHAT LIMITS YOU AND WHAT YOU SHOULD STOP DOING? PART 3: BUILDING LEADERSHIP FITNESS Question 3.1: ARE YOU CLEAR ON WHAT YOUR TOP PRIORITIES ARE? Question 3.2: DO YOU KNOW WHERE AND WHAT TO FOCUS ON AS A LEADER? Question 3.3: ARE YOU CONSTANTLY CURIOUS, LEARNING AND SEEKING NEW WAYS OF DOING THINGS? Question 3.4: ARE YOU RESILIENT AND ABLE TO LEAD THROUGH A CRISIS? Question 3.5: DO YOU HAVE ACCESS TO A THINK TANK OR SOUNDING BOARD? PART 4: SETTING THE TONE Question 4.1: DO YOU UPHOLD THE ORGANISATIONAL VALUES? Question 4.2: DO YOU CONSISTENTLY LIVE AND DEMONSTRATE APPROPRIATE LEADERSHIP BEHAVIOURS? Question 4.3: DO YOU ALLOW FOR COURAGEOUS CONVERSATIONS THAT CHALLENGE THE STATUS QUO? Question 4.4: IS YOUR CULTURE CONDUCIVE TO EFFECTIVE DECISION-MAKING? Question 4.5: DO YOU EMBRACE FREQUENT EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT? PART 5: DRIVING TEAM EFFECTIVENESS Question 5.1: DO YOU HAVE A SHARED PURPOSE THAT UNLOCKS YOUR TEAMS’ DISCRETIONARY ENERGY? Question 5.2: ARE YOU ABLE TO ACCURATELY ARTICULATE THE TEAM DYNAMICS? Question 5.3: ARE YOU AND THOSE AROUND YOU WORKING AT THE RIGHT LEVEL? Question 5.4: ARE YOU DELIBERATE IN CREATINGA COLLABORATIVE WORKING ENVIRONMENT? Question 5.5: DO YOU PROVIDE EFFECTIVE RECOGNITION FOR INDIVIDUAL OR TEAM SUCCESS? PART 6: UNLOCKING TALENT POTENTIAL Question 6.1: ARE YOU A CATALYST IN CREATING AN ENVIRONMENT THAT SEEKS TO UNLOCK PEOPLE'S FULL POTENTIAL? Question 6.2: DO YOU ACTIVELY SEEK TO FIND AND GROW PEOPLE’S PASSION AND STRENGTHS? Question 6.3: DO YOU OPENLY ENCOURAGE CURIOSITY, INNOVATION, AND EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING IN THE WORKPLACE? Question 6.4: ARE YOU ACTIVELY NURTURING AND DEVELOPING YOUR TALENT FOR FUTURE CAPABILITIES? Question 6.5: ARE YOU HIRING THE BEST POSSIBLE TALENT WHEN LOOKING EXTERNALLY? PART 7: FOSTERING RELATIONSHIPS Question 7.1: DO YOU KNOW WHO YOUR KEY STAKEHOLDERS ARE AND WHAT THEIR NEEDS ARE? Question 7.2: IS SERVANT LEADERSHIP A KEY PRINCIPLE IN HOW YOU FOSTER RELATIONSHIPS? Question 7.3: DO YOU SEEK TO BUILD OTHERS UP AND MAKE THE COMMUNITY A BETTER PLACE? Question 7.4: DO YOU KNOW YOUR WORK COLLEAGUES AT A PERSONAL LEVEL? Question 7.5: DO YOU REALLY KNOW WHAT OTHERS WANT TO ACHIEVE IN LIFE OR CAREER? PART 8: MAKING STRATEGIC CHOICES Question 8.1: CAN ALL STAKEHOLDERS IN YOUR ORGANISATION CLEARLY ARTICULATE YOUR PURPOSE AND ASPIRATIONS? Question 8.2: DO YOU DRIVE STRATEGIC CHOICES THAT ARE ALIGNED WITH CHOSEN OUTCOMES? Question 8.3: CAN EVERYONE CONSISTENTLY ARTICULATE YOUR ORGANISATION’S VALUE PROPOSITION? Question 8.4: ARE YOUR RESOURCE ALLOCATION PRINCIPLES CLEARLY DEFINED ANDAPPLIED? Question 8.5: AS LEADER, DO YOU CREATE CONTEXTAND OWN THE STRATEGIC NARRATIVE? PART 9: CREATING SHARED VALUE Question 9.1: DO MOST OF YOUR STRATEGIC CHOICES LEAD TO SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION FOR ALL STAKEHOLDERS? Question 9.2: CAN EVERYONE IN THE ORGANISATION ARTICULATE THE TOP FIVE VALUE DRIVERS? Question 9.3: CAN EVERYONE IN THE ORGANISATION ARTICULATE THE TOP FIVE VALUE INHIBITORS? Question 9.4: ARE YOUR INCENTIVES / KPIS ALIGNED TO SUSTAINABLE VALUE CREATION OR DO THEY DESTROY VALUE? Question 9.5: CAN EVERYONE IN YOUR BUSINESS DESCRIBE HOW THE ORGANISATION CREATES VALUE? PART 10: CREATING PREDICTABILITY Question 10.1: DO YOU FRAME POWERFUL QUESTIONS THAT IMPROVE PREDICTABILITY? Question 10.2: DO YOU HAVE ROBUST DECISION-MAKING PROCESSES THAT LEAD TO OPTIMAL DECISIONS? Question 10.3: IS YOUR BUSINESS STRUCTURED TO ENSURE TRANSPARENCY OF UNFILTERED INFORMATION? Question 10.4: DOES YOUR PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT PROCESS DELIVER INTENDED RESULTS? Question 10.5: ARE YOU COLLABORATING AND FOCUSING EFFORTS TO SOLVE REAL BUSINESS CHALLENGES? PART 11: DRIVING EFFECTIVE EXECUTION Question 11.1: IS THERE A TANGIBLE LINK BETWEEN STRATEGIC INTENT AND TACTICAL EXECUTION? Question 11.2: DO YOU CONSISTENTLY TEST END-TO-END VALUE CHAIN EXECUTIONEFFECTIVENESS? Question 11.3: DO YOU DRIVE EFFECTIVENESS THROUGH MEANINGFUL WORK? Question 11.4: DO YOU FOCUS ON THE RIGHT THINGS AND HOW WELL YOU ARE DOING THEM? Question 11.5: DO YOU RUN EFFECTIVE MEETINGS? PART 12: MANAGING RISK AND OPPORTUNITY Question 12.1: CAN EVERYONE IN THE ORGANISATION ARTICULATE THE TOP FIVE CONTROLLABLE RISKS? Question 12.2: ARE YOU CONFIDENT THAT THE RISK MITIGATION IS ACTIONABLE? Question 12.3: ARE YOU PREPARED FOR A CRISIS AND ABLE TO CREATE OPPORTUNITIES FROM IT? Question 12.4: DO YOU HAVE A MINDSET OF MANAGING CONTROLLABLE RISK TO ZERO? Question 12.5: DO YOUR LESSONS TRANSLATE INTO IMPROVED EXECUTION? EPILOGUE – PLAN A BACKGROUND TO AUTHOR’S LEADERSHIP JOURNEY ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTE FROM EDITOR REFERENCES ENDNOTES INDEX Back Cover