Leadership Behaviour

Decoding Leadership: What Really Matters

McKinsey Quarterly says that 4 kinds of behavior account for 89 percent of leadership effectiveness. Highlighted in bold below.

Top Kinds of Leadership Behavior:

1.       Be Supportive

2.       Champion desired change

3.       Clarify objecitives, rewards, and consequences

4.       Communicate profically and enthusiastically

5.       Develop others

6.       Develop and share a collective mission

7.       Differentiate among followers

8.       Facilitate group collaboration

9.       Foster mutual respect

10.   Give praise

11.   Keep group organized and on task

12.   Make quality decisions

13.   Motivate and bring out best in others

14.   Offer a critical perspective

15.   Operate with strong results orientation

16.   Recover positively from failures

17.   Remain composed and confident in uncertainty

18.   Role model organizational values

19.   Seek different perspectives

20.   Solve problems effectively.

(Based on a survey of 81 organizations that are diverse in geography (eg, Asia, Europe, Latin America, and North America), industry (eg, agriculture, consulting, energy, government, insurance, mining, and real estate), and size {from ~7,500 to 300,000 employees}).

Source: McKinsey’s Organizational Health Index