This is part two of How A Good Leader Organizes. In this post I highlight four other principles good leaders execute to be good organizers. Examine part one along with the list in this post and make a plan of action of how you as a leader will be more organized in 2014.
4. MOTIVATE OTHERS
In organizing any project allow for ownership. Help people feel it's their project. When you build a project you let people do the things they're interested in. Where would you most likely want to be building the wall? By your house.
What is the result when you allow ownership in a project? High motivation.
Allow people to work in their area of interest. That's a principle of organization. Leadership Law: Good organizations allow workers to develop their own areas.
5. COOPERATE
Encouraged teamwork. Whenever you've got a project of any size and you need to organize it, realize that we accomplish so much more together than we do as individuals. Together we can do things we can't do as individuals. Geese can fly 72% farther when they're in formation than when they fly off by themselves. Cooperation is a greater motivator than competition. It lasts because you feel like you're together on a winning team. People influence each other. They influence the people they're next to for good or for bad.
Leadership Law: Good organizations provide a supportive climate of trust and teamwork. That's a mark of a good organization. They provide a supportive climate of trust and teamwork.
6. ADMINISTRATE
You must supervise the work when you have any kind of a project. You need to practice hat Tom Peters calls in his book Passion for Excellence call MBWA -- Management By Walking Around.
Good organizations establish clear lines of authority. They not only have clear job descriptions, but they have clear lines of authority. People do what you inspect not what you expect. Those of you who are bosses, have you figured that out yet?
7. SHOW APPRECIATION
In good organizations they give recognition. Know peoples names. That's a mark of a good leader. My question I want to ask those of you who are in any kind of management position is, Do you know who's doing a good job in your organization? If you do, are you telling them they're doing a good job? That's a principle of good organization.
I think it's important that you develop ways to let people know they're doing a good job.
