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PRACTICAL WAYS FOR LEADERS TO PARTNER FOR PERFORMANCE

BOOK: LEADING AT A HIGHER LEVEL by Ken Blanchard “How to be a high-performing leader”

Chapter 8: Overview

In this chapter 8 “essential skills for partnering for performance by authors Ken Blanchard and Fred Finch” of the book highlighting “partnering for performance” the author shares that 20% of leadership key focused activities produce 80% of the results and then gives insights for leaders to lead well by focusing their energy on improving the four partnering skills or secrets.

The four practical focus areas:

  1. The one-minute goals that provide motivation and meaning.
  2. The one-minute of praising intentionally and the way it is done.
  3. The one-minute of redirection when behaviour is not in alignment to the values.
  4. The one-minute apology to implement.

In this chapter, it goes through each of these one-minute focus areas in detail and gives very specific steps on how to give praise, redirection and set a goal. These four practical ways are easy to remember, implement and also unique because it does not take more than one minute to recognise people who are in your team, in your environment and can create better connections and relationships and the results of this is better leadership.

To be an outstanding leader requires great relationships with people but how do you build these relationships is the question. Good relationships require leaders to be intentional about finding the good qualities, skills, and behaviours in each person as well as investing in others.

The One Insight

The secret to managing well is to provide meaning through goals, praise people often and specifically, then redirect and reprimand behaviour not the person when necessary and learn to say, “Thank you” or “I am sorry” often. People don’t need to be managed, the meaning and goal is what is the focus point.

The One Move

Practice being the leader that builds better relationships, by using the frequency method. Take a week and count the number of times that you highlight what the person or team is doing well and praise often.

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