Aren’t all leaders strategic? Isn’t being strategic a prerequisite for being identified as a leader? I have coached hundreds of leaders; those who have been terminated (right-sized, downsized or fired) and those who are seeking to enhance their leadership prowess. After working with this large volume of executive clients, I am able to fairly easily identify those leaders who have an innate strategic component as part of their leadership makeup, those that have acquired a certain skill level and those who talk about strategy - but don’t have a clue as to how to be a strategic leader.
For anyone in any position of leadership this is vital and I would be prepared to go as far as to say “essential”. Leadership is not easy. It never has been. You are out ahead of others and it is possible to feel isolated, although a wise leader will always have trusted loyal dependable friends and colleagues around him. Leaders face an array of emotions as life throws at them a whole raft of experiences. What can a person do? There are many varied answers and solutions these days, but some of them only theoretical lasting only as short season, if at all. Leaders need something more than ideas and programmes. |