Leadership

Management & leadership are terms often used interchangeably or linked together but not considered or clearly defined by organisations or individuals. Evolutionary Connections believes that management is a set of skills and processes that keeps your organisation running day to day. Whether your job title includes the phrase manager or not you may have management tasks and responsibility and you will often find them referenced in your job description. Planning, budgeting, staffing, problem solving, measuring performance are all management responsibilities that require particular skills. They are important but they are different from leadership. Leadership needs to be located in all areas and at all levels in and between organisations. It is a way of being, of thinking, communicating and acting that inspires trust and motivates people. There is a natural overlap between management and leadership and it is often the softer leadership skills that people struggle to define and have confidence to pursue. At Evolutionary Connections we believe that it is Leadership that will make the difference to the success of your organisation.
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"Leadership is about change. It's about taking them from where they are now to where they need to be. The best way to get people to venture into the unknown terrain is to make it desirable by taking them there in their imaginations." - Noel Tichy

Let us design a unique leadership development package to meet your needs

Leadership Development Assessments and Tools

Either as an individual or a leadership team a good diagnostic can be useful in helping you to gain a grounded understanding of the current position in order to take focused and informed action. It can also have a powerful impact in engaging your wider organisation and considering what good leadership means. Evolutionary Connections can help you select and utilise the most appropriate methods to meet your needs.

Resilience

Resilience is a very current and perhaps overused term. At Evolutionary Connections this is not about standing strong, being immovable. We believe its  about facing adversity and not just bouncing back but being able to use these experiences to change and grow. We believe a leader who is confident in their own resilience is confident to be vulnerable. This will give you a unique perspective enabling you to really listen and those around you to contribute their best. We are experienced in supporting leaders to make this bold move to create more trust and respect in their organisation.

Engaging & inspiring

Its not enough to have vision. As a leader communicating the vision to others and motivating them to play their part in achieving it is a core skill. Using story telling and shared native techniques, making good use of social media and ways to engage all of your stakeholders are things we are confident we can help you improve. Martin Luther King Jr. did not inspire a nation with a speech beginning "I have a business plan" !

Making it happen

As a leader you need to do more than project or performance manage. Facilitating your team to set improving and realistic targets, enabling them to self manage within the demands of their role, developing and agreeing meaningful goals and relevant quality indicators and supporting them to take responsibility for outcomes and results are leadership tasks that will ensure your organisation succeeds.  We can help you take personal responsibility and use your influence to build effective collaboration. We can show you new ways to diversify your leadership approach and create the mindset for innovative change, reward high standards and challenge mediocrity.
 Great leaders ask themselves "What is the most important thing I could be doing right now?" ​