PeopleNology by Gregory Bodenhamer Ph.D. Nollijy University

which you would not otherwise take, to look after and actively care for me.

Reliability

Leaders need for their followers to trust that they will do as they say they will do.

Keep your promises

A simple rule for leaders is : 'Do what you say'. Keep your promises.

Honesty

The problem with honesty is that the short-term implications can be bad for leaders.

Tell the whole truth

If you always tell the truth, including the unvarnished whole truth and bad news that others might hide, then I know that when you say something, I have the complete story.

Followers and Liking

If I do not like you, then I will not follow you.

Goodness

If I judge you to be good, then I know you have similar values to me.

Similarity

We use external similarity as a short-cut to determine if a person is like us on the inside.

Vulnerability

We see ourselves as vulnerable, often with the sense of being a child that we all have to some degree. We see our failings, our limitations, and weaknesses.

Followers and Support

People follow those that help them.

Goals

Where the personal goals of the followers are aligned with the direction that the leaders is pointing, then it seems like a good idea to follow the leader, especially if it looks like they will be able to help me get what I want.

Support

I will also follow a person who actively helps me to get what I want.

Followers and Ideas

People will follow an idea, but not constraining objectives, then I may do it, but not in a way that makes me want to follow you.

Objectives as instructions

Objectives are useful in most organizations, of course, but they are often presented as fixed instructions, telling people what to do and how to do it in so much detail that it leaves little to the imagination.

Objectives as ideas

Objectives can be used to motivate and leaders can make effective use of formal systems of objective-setting to provide effective challenge and stimulation that will motivate people not only to do the work but also to follow the leader.

Ideas as inspiration

Inspiration occurs when an idea both aligns with my values and also gives me a sense of possibility, of what is not now but which could be in the future. It might thus change my beliefs and mental models.


Context Analysis

When investigating change it is important to understand the context within which the current situation is operating.

External context

The external context that affects the organization provides the forces to which the business must react and are common root causes of the need for change.

PESTLE forces

The broader business climate includes the external sea in which the business and its competitors must swim and provides the ultimate playing ground.

Market forces

Within the chosen markets, forces as price pressures, competitive shifts, customer demands and so on may be creating business tensions.

Internal context

As well as the external context, there are many contextual factors within organizations that can lead to the need for change.

Driving objectives

Out of the external forces and internal ambitions, business leaders identify the key purposes and objectives that they want to achieve and hence achieve success in the organization.

Organizational alignment

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