Action Centered Leadership is a model developed by John Adair that focuses on what leaders should do in order to be efficient. Any leader should get the respect of the group that he leads. Now this person is approximated by his qualities, potential and the actions that he/she takes while doing the job with his/her mates. Going by this, one can say that the leadership is centered in the activities that a person takes. From here, came the concept of Action Centered Leadership.
The Action Centered Leadership model revolves around three key activities undertaken by the leader: achieving the task, building and maintaining the team and developing an individual (honing his talents or skills). Some of the world\'s greatest leaders had and have the abilities to read the situation and act according to the needs, as they appear.
For accomplishing the target or achieving the task needs, every leader should be aware of their work targets and constraints. Now the leader needs to identify the people, action and plans required to accomplish the task. He needs to set the quality, time, standards and reporting parameters.
Building and maintaining the team is another important task that the leader needs to carry out. All important factor is that the communication should be open and forthright, so that a mutual trust develops. He/she needs to anticipate and resolve group conflicts, disagreements and struggles. To help morale, as well as production, the standards in the team need to be high and members should take pride in their work.
Lastly, a leader should have the ability to key out and hone the skills of any person in the group. He should be able to identify their personality, skills, specialties, objects and fears. He should be able to help individuals: plans, problems, highs and lows. The sensitive leader should also remember the dignity of an individual, and should take steps to encourage and cheer an individual.
An impressive and powerful leadership can make a paradigm change in any organisation.
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