Exemplary Leadership Practices

Model the Way

5 Key Practices, Kouzes and Posner, LPI Kouzes and Posner established five fundamental behaviors of exemplary leaders: Challenge the process; inspire a shared vision; enable others to act; model the way; encourage the heart. Leaders establish principals concerning the way people should be treated and the way goals should be pursued. They created standards of excellence and then set an example for others to follow. They unravel bureaucracy when it impedes action; they put up signposts when people are unsure of where to go or how to get there; and they create opportunities for victory.

Inspire a Shared Vision

5 Key Practices, Kouzes and Posner, LPI Leaders passionately believe that they can make a difference. They envision the future, creating an ideal and unique image of what the organization can become. They breathe life into their visions and get people to see exciting possibilities for the future.

Encourage the Heart

Key Practices, Kouzes and Posner, LPI One of the 5 key practices established by Kouzes and Pousner, and generated from the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI). Accomplishing extraordinary things in organizations is hard work. To keep hope and determination alive, leaders recognize contributions that individuals make. In every winning team, the members need to share in the rewards of their efforts, so leaders celebrate accomplishments. They make people feel like heroes.

Challenge the Process

Theory:5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership, Kouzes and Posner Leaders search for opportunities to change the status quo. They look for innovative ways to improve the organization. In doing so, they experiment and take risks. And because leaders know that risk taking involves mistakes and failures, they accept the inevitable disappointments as learning opportunities. one of the 5 Practices of Exemplary Leadership based on Kouzes and Posner. Research has shown that the more frequently an individual is perceived as demonstrating the behaviors, the more likely that person will be identified as an effective leader. K&P developed the Leadership Practices Inventory (LPI) which is a 360° assessment instrument that measures the frequency of 30 behaviors, identified as the behaviors that leaders engage in most frequently while performing at their best. The LPI is a tool which helps leaders assess the extent to which they actually use those practices, so that they can determine a workable strategy for improvement.

Enable Others to Act

leaders foster collaboration and build spirited teams. They actively involve others. Leaders understand that mutual respect is what sustains extraordinary efforts; they strive to create an atmosphere of trust and human dignity. They strengthen others, making each person feel capable and powerful.