Richard Zahn Expresses the Key Points of Business Leadership
Longwood, Florida (PRWEB) July 24, 2013 -- Richard Zahn is a leader among multiple industries, including real estate development, who proudly supports the current article featured in Fast Company that highlights how to transform leadership development in any business. Zahn understands the value of making smart professional decisions, helping business professionals maximize their talents and continually pursue career-driven and personal growth.
The article proposes the question, “What makes a leader great?” – as well as “And what type of leader is best for your business?” The report advises individuals interested in altering their leadership development program to create an organizational context, focusing on how ideas apply to the company in very specific ways: “First honing them for the industry, and then applying them to company practice. Modern organizations with good strategic plans include very prescriptive language about how they differentiate themselves in the market. Leadership and management training should evolve from the strategic plan, not the best seller,” Zahn adds, “If organizations can’t association learning with furthering strategic objectives, then those topics need to be revisited.”
The report also recommends reconciling management and leadership: “Organizations that want to create effective frameworks need to follow the guidance of those frameworks and apply teamwork, collaboration, negotiations and prioritization in order to create a comprehensive, sensible and cohesive language.” Richard Zahn also points out a need to “eliminate conflicting ideas, focusing on what really matters – clarifying accountability.” The article states that it is essential to “ensure that leaders know they remain responsible and accountable for their management assignments as well as their influence.”
According to the article, action-oriented strategies is what turns business professionals into business leaders. Richard Zahn earnestly concurs with this statement. “Leadership development is more about stretching minds – putting employees in a position where they must test their mental models, challenge their assumptions and practice growth more regularly,” he said.
“Business leaders are only truly effective if they believe in the work that they do. The job of a leader is to inspire and motivate, so creating a leadership development program that sets them up for personal investment and championing the brand they are representing is crucial.
"In a lot of ways, setting leaders apart means determining which individuals can step up to the plate as a business leader and who is capable of handling the responsibility associated with the positions. Business leaders are accountable for their performance, but they are also often in charge of the performance and wellbeing of those in their department or division.”
The article recommends using leadership attributes to identify, not to instill: “Leadership is not a list of attributes; it is a way of being and acting. Attributes, like integrity, authenticity, curiosity and tolerance can be inherited, perhaps enhanced in the work environment, but the investment to transform someone from passive to curious falls outside the character of most organizational development functions – and a successful completion of such a transformation, certainly outside of its budget.” Richard Zahn adds, “Leadership development is just that – development, not training.”
ABOUT:
Richard Zahn is an accomplished business professional who has worked in a diverse range of areas throughout his career, including the medical field and law enforcement. He is currently working in real estate development and draws upon his experiences and training in order to promote successful business dealings. He is an active philanthropist who also encourages other business leaders to contribute to meaningful charities.
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