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Introduction
መግቢያ
Leadership is not status or position. Leadership is all about achievement of the right results. Leaders
are doers, who take responsibility and make a difference. —Peter Drucker
መሪነት ደረጃ ወይም አቋም አይደለም ፡፡ መሪነት የሁሉም ትክክለኛ ውጤቶች ስኬት ነው። መሪዎች
ሃላፊነትን የሚወስዱ እና ለውጥ የሚያመጡ ሰሪዎች ናቸው፡፡ ፒተር ድሩከር
The success of any organization and the execution of its programs depend on effective leadership.
In this challenging economy, leadership is especially important, not only for absorbing and managing
employees' uncertainty about the future but for engaging employees, deepening their organizational
commitment, and increasing general job satisfaction. የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየ የየየ የየየየየ
የየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየ የየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ
የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየ የየየየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየየ
የየየየየ የ የየየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየ
የየየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየ የየ የየ
“Leadership is often regarded as the single most critical factor in the success or failure of institutions”
(Bass and Bass, 2009, p. 11). Repeatedly, leadership has been shown to influence employee morale,
productivity, job satisfaction, organizational commitment, stress, and resilience (Allen, 2012; Britt et al.,
2004; Cunniff, 2013; Dirks and Ferrin, 2002; Everly, 2012) When leadership is effective, it can create “a
climate of trust, growth and development, which can enhance performance” (Bates et al., 2010, p. 33)
የየየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ::
የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየ የ የየየየየየ የ የየየ የየየየ የ የየየየየየ የየየየየየ
የ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየ. የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ
የየ የየየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ “የየየየ የየየየየየ የ የየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየ
የየየ” የየየየ የየየየ. የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ
የየ:: A successful organization depends on effective leaders.
Alternatively, poor leadership (which the literature divides into abusive and passive leadership styles 3),
including lack of supervisor social support, can have adverse effects on employees (Kelloway et al.,
2005. Kelloway et al. (2005) concluded that although poor leadership itself is likely to increase stress,
poor leaders are also likely to contribute to other stressors in the workplace, including workload and pace,
role conflict and ambiguity, career concerns, work scheduling, interpersonal relations, job content, and
control. Ineffective leadership can also lead to decreased organizational commitment and high turnover
rates in an organization. Talented people leave organizations when their supervisors and leaders are not
perceived as sharing their values, do not demonstrate concern for employees, and do not “create a sense
of purpose, hope, direction, and trust” (Gantner, 2012) የየየ የየየ የ የየየ የየየየ (የየየየ
tsadabi የየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ) የ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየየ የየየ
የየየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ):: የየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየየ
የየየየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየ የየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ::
የየየ የየ የየ የየየየየ የ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የ የየየ የየየ የየየ የ
የየየየየየ የየየየየየ የ የየየ የየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየ
የየ የየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ
የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየ የየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ
የየየየየየ የየየየየየ. የየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየየየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየየ
የየየ የየየየ የየየየየየየ የ የየየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ “የየየየ የ የየየየ የ
የየየየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየየየ” የየ የየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ
የየየየ የየ.
The organization’s leadership has observed a number of gaps regarding leadership in Agar that need to be
addressed. Leaders are not born, they are grown; thus, to address deficiencies in leadership, Agar must
institutionalize leadership development in its components Agar The leadership development program
needs to delineate not only expectations of employees but what employees can expect of the organization
It is essential that Agar take a strategic approach to leadership development, including planning and goal-
setting, implementation, and evaluation of results የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ
የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የ የየ የየየየየ የ
የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየ
የየየየየ የየየየየ. የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየ የየየየ
የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ. የየየየ የየየየየ የየየ
የየየየየየየ የየየየየየ የ የየየየ የየ የየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየየየ የየ የየየየየየ
የየየየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየ.
The organization’s leadership believes that leadership is the key to the advancement of resilience in the
Agar’s workforce and needs to be one of the first points of focus for Agar investment of time, money and
human as well as material resources Before rolling out programs that specifically address resilience,
Agar needs to ensure that it has in place a leadership base that can ensure effective implementation of
such programs Leadership permeates all facets of the organization and correlates with effective
communication, culture, and issues of trust and morale Information presented in the leadership's open
meetings and reports, obtained during committee site visits to Agar components, and a comprehensive
review of our meeting suggests that there is substantial dissatisfaction with and distrust of leadership in
Agar And the committee found inconsistent approaches to leader selection, development, and education,
especially at the middle-management or frontline levels The evidence suggests that this has had an
important adverse effect on employee morale and engagement, which the committee believes will prove
detrimental to workforce readiness and resilience. የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየ የየየ
የየየየየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየ የየ የ የየየየ የየ የየ የየየየየ የየየ
የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየ.
የየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየ Agar የየየየየየ የየየየ
የየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየ
የየየየየየ. የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የ የየየ
የየ የየየየ የየ የየ የየየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየ. የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየየ የየ
የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየ
የ የየ የየየየየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየ
የየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየ. የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየ
የየየየየ የየየ የየ የየ የየየ የ የየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየየ
የየ. የየየየየ የየየየየየየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየ-የየየየ የየ የየየየ የየ የየየ
የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየ
የየ የየየ የየየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየ የየ.
What are the basic competencies expected from leaders ከመሪዎች የሚመጡት መሰረታዊ ብቃቶች
ምንድናቸው?
In general the management hierarchy classified in to three
Each level of leadership requires different competencies. This competencies are explained by using the
Competency model.
There are at least five different domains or primary areas of focus of leadership, each of them requiring
somewhat different skills in leadership. የየየየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየ
የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየ ፡፡ This is
often forgotten. የየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየ For example:
1. Leading yourself requires skills, for example, in self-confidence, assertiveness and stress
management. የየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየየ የ
የየየ የየየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየየየ
2. Leading other individuals requires skills, for example, in delegating, mentoring and coaching.
የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየየየ የየ
የየየየየየ
3. Leading groups requires skills, for example, in team building, facilitation and team performance
management. የየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየ የ የየየየየ
የየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየ
4. Leading organizations requires skills, for example, in strategic planning, organizational change
and organizational performance management. መሪ ድርጅቶች ክህሎቶችን ይፈልጋሉ ለምሳሌ ፣
5. Leading communities requires skills, for example, in community organizing and collaboration.
የየ የየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየየ
የየየየየ ፡፡
The skills in leading can increase in complexity as the primary focus of leadership expands. Also, the
types of the skills can overlap and be highly integrated with each other as the primary focus expands.
የየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ
የየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየ የየየየ
የየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየ
Unfortunately, we too often focus primarily on that second domain and then make strong assertions about
what are always the most important leadership skills, forgetting that it really depends on the primary
focus of the leadership. የየየ የየየየየየ የየ የየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየ የየ
የየየየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየ
የየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ
የየየየየየየ የየ
The competency Model is divided into three main groups: የብቃት ሞዴሉ በሶስት ዋና ዋና ቡድኖች ይከፈላል
፡፡
These three groups of competencies can be thought of as the Pyramid of Leadership, which collectively
form the basic requirements for becoming a leader. የየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየ የየየየ
የየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየ
Since this site has a lot of readers interested in the training/learning craft, the Professional Competencies
have been directed toward learning and training leaders. የየ የየየ የየየየየ / የየየየ የየ የየየየ
የየየየ የየ የየየየየየ የየየየ የየየ የየየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየየ የየ የየየየ የየየየየ
የየየየየ የየየየየ የየ
The Diagram below shows the Pyramid of Leadership, while the table below it explains each level in
more detail: የየየ የየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየ የ የየየ የየየ የየየ
የየየየየ የየየየየየየ የየየ የየየየ የየየየየ የየየየየ-
Core Competencies
These are the personal skills required at all levels of leadership. Essential competencies provide the
foundation that a person needs to become a leader. እነዚህ በሁሉም የአመራር ደረጃዎች የሚፈለጉ የግል
ችሎታዎች ናቸው ፡፡ አስፈላጊ ብቃቶች አንድ ሰው መሪ ለመሆን የሚፈልገውን መሠረት ይሰጣሉ ፡፡Without a strong
foundation, the sides of the pyramid will soon crumble and fall as the base gives away. ጠንካራ መሠረት
Communicating የየየየየ
o Expresses oneself effectively both orally and in written form. በንግግርም ሆነ በጽሑፍ በግል እራሱን
በግልፅ ይገልጻል ፡፡
o Communicate plans and activities in a manner that supports strategies for employee involvement.
ለሠራተኞች ተሳትፎ ስልቶችን በሚደግፍ መንገድ እቅዶችን እና እንቅስቃሴዎችን ያነጋግሩ
Negotiating መደራደር
ያስተናግዳል ፡፡
Teamwork የቡድን ሥራ
o Uses appropriate interpersonal style to steer team members towards the goal. የቡድኑ አባላትን ወደ
o Allocates decision making and other responsibilities to the appropriate individuals. የውሳኔ
o Organizes resources to accomplish tasks with maximum efficiency. ተግባሮችን በከፍተኛ ብቃት
o Influences events to achieve goals beyond what was call for. ከተጠየቀው በላይ የሆኑ ግቦችን
o Identifies and collects information relevant to the problem. ከችግሩ ጋር ተያያዥነት ያላቸውን
o Selects the best course of action by identifying all the alternatives and then makes a logical
assumption. ሁሉንም አማራጮችን በመለየት የተሻለውን የድርጊት አካሄድ ይመርጣል ፣ ከዚያ
o Use Emotional Intelligence to identify, assess, and control the emotions of oneself and of others.
የእራስዎን እና የሌሎችን ስሜቶች ለመለየት ፣ ለመገምገም እና ለመቆጣጠር ስሜታዊ ብልህነት ይጠቀሙ
o Treats others with respect, trust, and dignity. ሌሎችን በአክብሮት ፣ በመተማመን እና በክብር
ይይዛቸዋል ፡፡
o Works well with others by being considerate of the needs and feelings of each individual.
የእያንዳንዱን ግለሰብ ፍላጎቶች እና ስሜቶች ከግምት በማስገባት ከሌሎች ጋር በጥሩ ሁኔታ ይሠራል ፡፡
o Works effectively with both internal and external customers. ከውስጥም ሆነ ከውጭ ደንበኞች ጋር
በብቃት ይሠራል ፡፡
o Gathers and analyzes customer feedback to assist in decision making. በውሳኔ አሰጣጥ ላይ ለማገዝ
Self-Direction የራስ-አቅጣጫ
o Establishes goals, deliverables, timelines, and budgets with little or no motivation from superiors
(self-motivation rather than passive acceptance). ከአለቆች ብዙም ተነሳሽነት በሌለው ወይም ምንም
ዓይነት ግቦችን ፣ ማድረስ ፣ የጊዜ ገደቦችን እና በጀት በጀት ያወጣል (ስሜታዊ ስሜትን ከመቀበል ይልቅ
በራስ ተነሳሽነት)
o Assembles and leads teams to achieve established goals within deadlines. በተጠናቀቀው የጊዜ ገደብ
ፈቃደኛነት።
o Challenges established norms and make hard, but correct decisions. ፈታኝ ሁኔታዎችን ያቋቋሙ እና
o Networks with peers and associates to build a support base. የድጋፍ ቤትን ለመገንባት ከእኩዮች እና
ተባባሪዎች ጋር ኔትወርኮች ፡፡
Professionalism ሙያዊነት
o Stays current in terms of professional development. ከሙያዊ እድገት አንፃር ወቅታዊ ሆኖ ይቆያል ፡፡
o Contributes to and promotes the development of the profession through active participation in the
community. በሕብረተሰቡ ውስጥ በንቃት በመሳተፍ ለሙያው አስተዋጽኦ ያደርጋል እንዲሁም ያበረታታል
Financial
o Looks for methods to improve processes that have a positive impact on the bottom line. በታችኛው
Business Acumen
o Reacts positively to key developments in area of expertise that may affect our business.
o Leads process improvement programs in all major systems falling under area of control. በንግዱ
ላይ ተጽዕኖ ሊያሳድሩ በሚችሉ ሙያዊ መስኮች ቁልፍ ለውጦች ላይ አዎንታዊ ምላሽ ይሰጣል ፡፡
These are the skills needed to drive the organization onto the cutting edge of new technologies.
Leadership Competencies form the basic structure that separates leaders from bosses. ድርጅቱን ወደ አዳዲስ
ቴክኖሎጂዎች ዳር ለማድረስ የሚያስችሉት እነዚህ ችሎታዎች ናቸው ፡፡ የአመራር ብቃቶች መሪዎችን ከአለቆች
የሚለይ መሠረታዊ መዋቅር ይፈጥራሉ ፡፡ These skills create the walls and interiors of the pyramid. Without
them, a leader is just a hollow windbag, or as Scott Adams of Dilbert fame best characterizes it, "a pointy-
head boss." እነዚህ ችሎታዎች የፒራሚድ ግድግዳዎችን እና ውስጣዊ ክፍሎችን ይፈጥራሉ ፡፡ ያለ እነሱ መሪ አንድ
ባዶ የንፋስ ቦርሳ ነው ፣ ወይም ከዲልበርት ዝነኛ ስኮት አዳምስ ስኮት አዳምስ በተሻለ ሁኔታ እንደሚገልፅ ፣ “ዋና ባለ
አለቃ”።
o Displays attributes that make people glad to follow. ሰዎች ለመከተል ደስ የሚሰ makeቸውን ባህሪዎች
ያሳያል ፡፡
o Rallies the troops and builds morale when the going gets tough. ወታደሮቹን ያስወግዳል እናም ጉዞው
o Applies effort to increase productiveness in areas needing the most improvement. በጣም መሻሻል
o Creates and set goals (vision). ግቦችን (ግቦችን) መፍጠር እና ማዘጋጀት (ራዕይ)።
o Senses the environment by using personal sway to influence subordinates and peers. የበታቾችን
እና እኩዮቻቸውን ላይ ተጽዕኖ ለማሳደር የግል መሻሻል በመጠቀም አካባቢውን ያስተላልፋል።
o Gain commitment by influencing team to set objectives and buy in on the process. ግቦችን
o Reinforces change by embracing it (prevents relapse into prior state). እሱን በመተባበር ለውጥን
o Quickly takes teams out of the something and norming phases and into the performing phase
ቡድኖችን በፍጥነት ከአንድ ነገር እና ከደረጃ ደረጃዎች እና ወደ አፈፃፀም ደረጃ በፍጥነት ይወስዳል።.
o Takes charge when the situation demands it. ሁኔታው በሚፈለግበት ጊዜ ይወስዳል።
o Makes the right things happen on time. ትክክለኛ ነገሮች በሰዓቱ እንዲከናወኑ ያደርጋል
Foster Conflict Resolutions (win-win) የማደጎ የግጭት አፈታት (ሁሉን ተጠቃሚ የሚያደርግ)
o Settles disputes by focusing on solving the problems, without offending egos. ራስ ወዳድ
o Provides support and expertise to other leaders with respect to managing people. ሰዎችን
o Evaluates the feasibility of alternative dispute resolution mechanisms. ተለዋጭ የሙግት መፍትሄ
ስልቶችን አቅም ይገመግማል።
o Tracks critical steps in projects to ensure they are completed on time. በሰዓቶች መጠናቀቃቸውን
o Identifies and reacts to the outside forces that might influence or alter the organization's goals.
የድርጅቱን ግቦች ላይ ተጽዕኖ ሊያሳድሩ ወይም ሊቀይሩ የሚችሉ የውጭ ኃይሎችን መለየት እና ምላሽ
ይሰጣል ፡፡
እርምጃን ያወጣል ፡፡
o Identifies, evaluates, and implements measurement systems for current and future projects.
ለአሁኑ እና ለወደፊቱ ፕሮጀክቶች የመለኪያ ዘዴዎችን ይለወጣል ፣ ይገመግማል እንዲሁም ይተገበራል።
o Develops ownership by bringing employees in on the decision making and planning process.
በውሳኔ አሰጣጥ እና በዕቅድ ሂደት ውስጥ ሠራተኞቹን በማስገባት ባለቤትነትን ያዳብራል ፡፡
o Provides the means to enable employee success, while maintaining the well-being of the
organization. የድርጅቱን ደህንነት በሚጠብቅበት ጊዜ የሰራተኛ ስኬት የሚያነቃቃበትን መንገድ ይሰጣል
፡፡
o Empower employees by giving them the authority to get things accomplished in the most efficient
and timely manner. ነገሮችን ውጤታማ በሆነ እና ወቅታዊ በሆነ መንገድ እንዲከናወኑ ሠራተኞችን ስልጣን
o Recognizes that learning happens at every opportunity (treats mistakes as a learning event).
ትምህርት በእያንዳንዱ አጋጣሚ እንደሚከሰት ይገነዘባል (ስህተቶችን እንደ የትምህርት ዝግጅት
ይመለከታል)።
o Develops future leaders by being involved in the company mentoring program. በኩባንያው
o Provides performance feedback, coaching, and career development to teams and individuals to
maximize their probability of success. የስኬት አቅማቸውን ከፍ ለማድረግ ለቡድኖች እና ለግለሰቦች
o Ensure leadership at every level by coaching employees to ensure the right things happen.
ትክክለኛ ነገሮች መከሰታቸውን ለማረጋገጥ ሠራተኞቹን በማሠልጠን በየደረጃው መሪነት ማረጋገጥ ፡፡
These are the skills and knowledge needed to direct the systems and processes that a leader controls.
Professional Competencies form the mortar that binds the pyramid together. Without some knowledge of
the technical skills that they direct, the pyramid soon begins to fall apart and the organization begins to
operate in damage control mode.
Each organization requires a different set of professional competencies for each leadership position.
Although leaders do not need to be the Subject Matter Experts (SME) for the tasks that they direct, they
must have a basic understanding of the systems and processes that they control. Again, each position
requires a different set of skills and knowledge.
NOTE: Primarily leaders with professional competency are expected to guide the activity and direction of
the institution. Therefore it is expected that to have the following competencies: -
በስልጠናዎች ተለዋዋጭ
managing politics and influencing others ፖለቲካን ማስተዳደር እና በሌሎች ላይ ተጽዕኖ ማሳደር
o Conduct needs assessment and analyze for performance needs. ፍላጎቶችን ግምገማ ያካሂዱ
o Evaluate using formative and summative methods throughout entire process. በጠቅላላው
Consulting ምክክር
o Determine stakeholder's needs. የባለድርሻዎችን ፍላጎት መወሰን ፡፡
Instruction ትምህርት
o Demonstrate effective presentation and facilitation skills. ለትምህርቱ እቅድ ያውጡ እና ይዘጋጁ
o Provide retention and transfer of newly learned skills and knowledge. አዲስ የተማሩ ችሎታዎች እና
One of the most important, and often neglected, points about operational planning is that it should give
you a platform from which to adapt and change when things don’t pan out the way you thought they
would. Put together the best plan you can, but try to avoid falling in love with it, and then rigidly forcing
it onto a situation that’s already changed. A good plan should fit the situation, not the other way around.
When the facts on the ground start changing, your plan should adjust accordingly. I’m not saying you
should immediately abandon your plan as soon as things change, just that a plan should be more of a
platform to operate off of, rather than a scripting of future events.
The realities in the field have a funny way of toying with prior expectations. The celebrated quote
by Helmuth von Moltke (‘Moltke the Elder’) that “No plan survives contact with the enemy” holds very
true - as his nephew, ‘Moltke the Younger’, painfully found out in 1914 (WWI history buffs - I’m a huge
one myself - will know what I’m talking about). If you prefer an updated version of this, Mike Tyson
captured it perfectly with “Everyone has a plan till’ they get punched in the mouth”. I’m not saying you’ll
get punched every time you go out into the field, but the likelihood of it is very high, and your plan
should reflect that.
Good security leaders have a flexible mindset, and the best leaders I’ve seen not only know how to roll
with the punches, but actually enjoy rolling with them.
2. Simple!
As soon as you take into account that the reality in the field will almost always differ from expectations,
and that original plans will often have to be modified, you should realize that plans must be simple. If a
plan is too complex, it will be very difficult to tweak and adjust it on the fly. You yourself might be OK
with it, but the plan is not just for you - you have a whole security team to lead. If they already have to
deal with a complex plan, it’s very likely you’ll lose them as soon as you start making adjustments to it.
A good plan is more of a platform than a script. Keep it simple!
Many field security leaders tend to struggle when it comes to pre-operational briefs. They understand
exactly what needs to be done, and why, but get all twisted up when they try to convey it to their
subordinates.
2. Our tactical mission - what we’re here to do, and how it serves the larger strategic mission.
5. Methods of communication.
These five points should be generally applied to the mission as a whole, and specifically applied to each
individual post.
Very importantly, be sure to cover the Why factor. Beyond the methods of achieving the mission, do you
(the operator) understand why the mission is important and why your specific role is important for
accomplishing this mission?
If possible, test your team members by asking them to brief you back on the above mentioned. This will
show you if they’re able take ownership of their individual missions, and perform well even without
constant supervision.
Many people miss the point that leadership is a type of relationship, and just like any other relationship,
it’s a two-way street. Yes, team members work for their leader, but a leader also works for their team
members. In many ways, a leader needs his/her subordinates more than they need him/her. Leadership is a
strange kind of business where the quality of your performance is evaluated on the basis of what other
people (your subordinates) do. You yourself could be a fantastic security operator but your leadership
skills are not judged by how well you operate, they’re judged by how well your team members operate. In
a weird kind of way, your reputation as a leader is held hostage by your subordinates. I’m not saying your
relationship with your subordinates should be like some hostage negotiation, just that beyond the warm
camaraderie you should develop with them, you should also keep in mind how much you need them.
Take good care of your team, and treat them well.
An interesting thing that happens when you take good care of your team is that it gets noticed by clients -
and they tend to really like and respect it. Most people think that a service provider only needs to take
care of their client, but I’ve gotten many compliments over the years for how well I take care of my
teams, and how well the teams tend to perform because of this. So, once again, take very good care of
your team.
A common security leadership mistake I’ve seen over the years is the ‘you’re in or out’, ‘my way or the
highway’ style of management. On the face of it, this might look like a solid, no-nonsense type of
leadership, but I beg to differ. I’m not saying there aren’t situations where things simply must be done a
certain way, no arguments, I’m saying that if you’re in it for the long haul, this type of leadership isn’t
really sustainable - or good. All or nothing is just too simple - too simplistic actually - and leaders who try
to tell you that this is just their style, that they don’t babysit or hold hands, are actually telling you that
they don’t really know how to properly lead. Anyone can set rules and then kick out subordinates who
deviate - a machine could do that. Leadership is about motivating people, and getting them to willingly
sign on to the mission. No, it’s not always simple, and no, it’s not hand-holding either, it’s just good
leadership.
Almost any security leader has to face the fact that you’re not always going to have an A-Team under
you, and that you can’t always just get rid of weaker team members.
From my experience, the best way to handle underperforming security operators is to pull them aside, tell
them how important they are to the mission, and how you personally need them to deploy the top-notch
skill-set you know they have. Is there a bit of mental Jiu-Jitsu going on here? You bet your ass there is. It
doesn’t matter if you don’t necessarily feel the operator has a good skill-set, this kind of encouragement
tends to put some wind behind people’s sails. They might still be weak, but at least they’ll try harder, and
make it easier for you to accomplish the mission.
Now, does this type of motivation always work? Of course not. And there might eventually be a need to
take stricter measures with a weaker team member, but reserve those unfortunate options for later - after
you’ve tried the positive approach. Remember, leadership is mostly about guiding and motivating, not
reprimanding and firing.
One common mistake you’ll want to avoid is sending weak or untrustworthy team members out of sight,
to man some quiet back entrance. It’s probably a good idea to give them a less critical job, but keep in
mind that the seemingly appealing idea of posting them out of sight might do more harm than good. You
usually need solid operators for the slow, boring corners, where operators aren’t closely observed and
managed. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer. If you’re stuck with an untrustworthy
operator, post them where you can keep an eye on them.
8. Self-control
Simply put, if you can’t control yourself, how will you control, or lead, others? Think of it from their
perspective - why would a subordinate want to follow someone who can’t control themselves? It’s not
that they can’t follow you, it’s that they probably won’t want to - and getting people to want to follow
you is what leadership is about.
The biggest problem in maintaining self-control is that you often don’t realize when and how you tend to
lose it. The key to fixing this is to develop good self-awareness and empathy. Try to look at yourself
from the outside. How do you appear to others? How are you coming across? How is your tone of voice
affecting the people you’re addressing? How would you be affected by it if you were being addressed in
that manner? Try to notice how fast and loud you’re talking. Try to notice what expression you have on
your face.
Now that you got the self-control thing going, use it to calm down and slow down. Many people tend to
forget how important this is, especially during stressful crunch-times. A calmer disposition has two
important functions: First, it will help you make better decisions. It’s like being a quarterback - even
when everything is erupting around you, and you’re about to get tackled, calm down, look around and
make a decision. The second function has to do with the above mentioned self-reflection thing.
Regardless of whether you personally can handle a frenzied pace of running and yelling orders, how do
you think you come across to your subordinates and clients when you do this? I get it, you want to set a
good example, lead from the front and create a good tempo, but the line between that and coming across
as confused and frantic is quite thin and easily crossed. It’s usually more important for a leader to instill
calm and control, and it starts with calming and controlling yourself first.
Slow down. Take a few deep breaths. Do you need to go to the bathroom? When’s the last time you had a
drink of water or grabbed something to eat? Run your index finger over that little area between your
eyebrows. Is it creased up in a frown?
Calm down. Slow down. Look around, and make better decisions.
Leadership is all about people, and understanding people starts with understanding yourself. Beyond
understanding how leadership works in principle, if you want to learn how you yourself can be a good
leader, you’ll have to figure out what kind of leader you are. Leadership comes in many forms, and from
many types of people. Try not to emulate too closely leaders who are very different from you. You’ll
probably just have a bad time struggling with it, and then come across as phony.
Know who you are, and be you.
Some people have a permanent leadership disposition that comes across both on and off the job, while
others (like me) have to switch it on when the need arises. Some leaders are older and more distinguished,
while others are younger and more energetic. Some lead with lots of gusto, while others have more of a
quiet intensity to them. Whatever the case may be, know who you are and figure out your personal style
of leadership.
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