Organizational Success through Leadership

Organizational Success through Leadership
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The success of an organization depends on many factors, the major one being leadership. Employees are the most valued asset an organization possesses. Consequently, employees should be handled in a way that brings the best out of them. Leaders are critical in showing the direction an organization would take. Without good leadership, an organization is bound to fail. Employees require individuals who show them direction. Leadership success implies the ability to attain a predetermined goal. Leaders should remain disciplined, prioritize and work towards a stated goal. They should focus on what is essential and leave the less critical tasks to others. Leaders should always remain focused on what needs to be done if they want to be successful.
Leaders need to employ the Pareto Principle, commonly referred to as the 20/80 principle. It states that 20% of the priorities provide 80% of the production (Fernandes, 2020). In other words, leaders should spend their time, energy, money, and personnel on the top 20% of the priorities. Leaders need to understand how the Pareto Principle applies in an organization. For instance, 20% of the employees will be responsible for 80% of the organization's success. Leaders need to make a list of the tasks they are expected to undertake. In the list, important tasks should be highlighted. 80% of the time should be allocated to these important tasks. The less important tasks should be delegated.
Additionally, leaders should be organized. Leaders often find themselves jangling multiple tasks. The tasks can become overwhelming, especially where the leader insists on undertaking all of them. The major step towards managing competing tasks is prioritizing them into four categories; high importance/high urgency, high importance/ low urgency, low importance/high urgency, and low importance/low urgency. Leaders should undertake the high importance/high urgency tasks first. For the high importance/ low urgency, it is necessary to set deadlines to complete the tasks. Leaders must become initiators rather than reactors. Leaders initiate conversations with 20% of people within and outside the organization that can assist in attaining the set goals.
Furthermore, leadership is evaluating what one is required to do. It is about deciding what needs to be done and doing it (Goguen, 2019). The evaluation of priorities is challenging but a requirement for s...