You might remember a while ago we talked about why you should think about getting your organisation accredited by Investors in People (IIP). If you’ve not read that blog yet, you can catch it here, and then come back and read this.
We also said we’d produce a series of blogs about what you need to do if you like what you read and think you’d like to be a part of it.
So, true to our word, here’s the first of those blogs.
IIP has produced its own standard with three performance headings – leading, supporting and improving – with another three key indicators under each of these headings meaning there’s nine areas in total to talk about. Our blogs will concentrate on one heading.
This week, it’s leading and inspiring people, the first key indicator under leading. Here’s what IIP says it means:
‘Leaders make the organisation’s objectives clear. They inspire and motivate people to deliver against these objectives and are trusted by people in the organisation.’
You’ve probably got your own ideas about what makes someone an inspiring leader. It could be a sportsman who leads by example, or someone who’s achieved something against the odds. But in organisations, what does it really mean?
Firstly it’s not just those right at the top that need to be inspirational. It applies to anyone who has any sort of leadership role so they can get the best out of their people.
To successfully lead and inspire others, managers need to be able to motivate people so they want to give them their […]
