Know How to Empower Your People – Key to Transformation Leadership

Leadership Challenge! The Saying-Doing Gap, How to Ruin Innovation and Productivity…

The importance of closing the "knowing-doing gap” clearly first requires knowing what to do and how to do it really well.

It’s usually not a challenge for leaders to say that developing future leaders is important, nor is it difficult to say that we have a vision of future success. However, with the pace and complexity of business today, it can be an enormous challenge and opportunity to establish, operationalize, and sustain the values and vision by which the organization thrives.

The saying-doing gap is all about the mismatch between what people say and what they mean. We can use the word mean instead of do in this case because in some situations the saying part isn’t as tightly linked to a direct action as one might think.

Getting specific is the key to closing the saying-doing gaps that you identified by inspiring passion and performance! We must start closing the “saying-doing gap." This is the classic scenario where we, as leaders, fail to walk the talk and actually deliver on these commitments. Not only does this gap frustrate your best people, it erodes the trust that binds the organization together.

The most effective leaders are the ones who actually do the right things! They don’t just say what should be happening, they make things happen through their actions and interactions.

By closing the saying-doing gap, you build more trust because people know they can rely on you to do what you say you’re going to do. By passing this value on to your employees and adding a measure of accountability, you build a strong culture of leadership and commitment.

Summing-up: Great leadership first requires knowing what to do and how to do it really well....

To start thinking like an outsider ‘insider’, the trick is to overcome two common conceptual biases – Overvaluing Outcomes and Motivated Blindness.

So, tell us, what’s the one thing you are going to do differently this year to close the “saying-doing gap” and develop your future leaders?

Here are some posts where shared tips and strategies on leadership development!


 The excellent book Committed Teams puts forth a ‘3×3 Framework’ for creating and maintaining a committed high performance team.

        

      Saying vs. Doing Gap - YouTube with Rachael Brock

      

      Great Leadership Stems From Continuous Learning and Sharing (Oct 2014)

      

      A Mentor’s Guide: Three Tips for Leadership Development Success (August 2014)

     

      Don’t Fail Your Employees, Why Professional Development Training is Critical (July 2014)

     

      Today’s Reality: Everyone Is A Leader (June 2014)