In today’s dynamic world, mastering leadership is more crucial than ever. Greg Campeau has identified four essential core competencies that distinguish highly effective leaders: leadership ability, placing the right people in the right role, effective delegation to foster employee engagement, and effective feedback.
Dive into Campeau’s insights in the his article, “Core competencies of the highly effective Information Age Manager” featured in the Spring issue of Dividends magazine. Before unpacking these core competencies, Greg redefines key concepts:
“First, the title “manager” was truly appropriate when coined approximately 130 years ago because to manage means to control, and in the industrial age management philosophy or paradigm, it was about controlling people. Secondly, as for the often-debated question regarding the difference between leadership and management, the basic difference is simple—you manage things, and you lead people. So, this article is really about leadership.
Back in the Industrial Age, the most important assets were capital assets, which required management excellence. In the Information Age, the most important assets are human assets, which demand leadership excellence. If the primary job of the 21st-century manager is to create engaged employees, it becomes painfully obvious that the traditional “command and control” management approach
is woefully inadequate and dangerously obsolete. The old management philosophy doesn’t work anymore and, at best, is a recipe for compliance and mediocrity.
Power goes to the party with the most options. Not only do employees have more options today, but they also possess technology that keeps them fully aware of their options, and they are ready, willing, and able to use this newfound power. There is a power shift occurring throughout our society, most evidently within organizations, where it is increasingly obvious that fewer and fewer people respond positively to the industrial age authoritarian managerial approach as people today are no longer willing to blindly follow orders. Today, employees demand involvement in decision-making, which requires a more facilitative and less directive approach to managing people.”
Explore how this power shift is reshaping organizational dynamics and discover the core competencies that can elevate your leadership. Don’t miss Greg Campeau’s full article in the Spring issue of Dividends magazine—it’s a must-read for anyone looking to thrive in the information age.
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