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The Threat of Mediocrity in State Institutions:
Leadership Challenges
The 6th Annual Service Delivery Learning Academy
Are the state institutions mediocre!!
• Are the strategies effective?• Are the processes efficient?
• Are the decisions prompt and proper?
• Are the institutions coordinated?
• Are the systems state – of - the – art?
• Are the people skilled?• Is the leadership equipped?
Are WE using the services of the state???
Perceptions of Service Delivery
Housing delivery
Safety and Security
Education
Municipal delivery
Health Bureaucracy
Prioritization Fraud/ Corruption
Empowerment
Leadership Role
Define And Refine goals
Motivate
Drive purposefully
Coach
Be a Role Model!
PeopleOther resources
Suppliers
Leader
Citizen
Attributes of Effective Leadership
Empowerment
Self Involvement
Trust
Meaning and Motivation
Direction
Why can’t leaders lead• Social forces – The “Me” generation
• Inadequate skills and no continual learning
• Out of touch with themselves and the people they serve
• Afraid of making a stand and paying the price for change. Courage
• Entrenched bureaucracy with a commitment to maintain the status quo
Why can’t leaders lead• No clear vision and a tendency to ignore current reality
• Short – term pressures preventing the meaningful development of people
• Exponential changes in environments, demanding immediate responses
• Diversity of followers
Leadership Challenges• How to translate intention (Strategy) into action
• How to optimise and sustain performance
• How to implement technology and systems in the shortest time with maximum impact
• How to retain committed and competent people
• How to accelerate effective change and develop people in this regard
In Closing!
Great leaders• Achieve results• Know what they want• Get involved• Are firm and fair• Are humble • Put themselves and their interests last• Are felt even in their absence• Steer dynamic organisations
THANK YOU SO MUCH
The 6th Annual Service Delivery Learning Academy