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Engaging Leaders

October 14, 2008

From: Bens, I. (2006). Facilitating to lead: leadership strategies for a networked world. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass.

Engaging leaders:

• Are open, informal, and friendly
• Possess interpersonal skills
• Value teamwork and collaboration
• Are customer focused and quality conscious
• Are interested in continuous learning
• Are willing to engage and empower their people
• Have meeting management skills
• Are receptive to change
• Are communicative and open to feedback
• Are highly involved in improving both work and processes and staff capabilities
• Are still involved in directing tasks
• Remain accountable for results
• Still feel that staff work for them
• Still work to meet the expectations of their managers (Bens, 2006, p. 11).

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Created: 2008-12-05, Updated: 2009-01-08