CHAPTER 5
STAYING IN FORMATION: WHAT LEADERS DO AND HOW THEY DO IT
What is strategy and what should be in it?
How is strategic leadership different from leading lower down the organisation?
What do leaders do and how do they ensure they stay aligned with the organisation?
INTRODUCTION
Great leaders need to know three things: the context in which their organisation works; how their organisation works; and the people with whom they work. They can then start doing what leaders need to do, which is to find a way to move their organisation forward and decide on a strategic direction that will be advantageous to the organisation. From this should fall a vision for what their organisation will be. Visions often get a bad name, and I have seen many that ...
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