Executive jobs and leadership positions in Ireland

This list could be infinite, but the following are what could be considered essential leadership qualities: the first is integrity, which is key to building trust amongst teams. Whether it’s calling out accomplishments or acknowledging mistakes, integrity is something employees value highly.  

The second is communication – which is essential to motivating and instructing staff. Poor communication can lead to poor outcomes.

The last is decisiveness – being willing to take on the risk of decision-making and accepting accountability. A prolonged debate and lack of decisiveness will often result in decisions that please no one.

In today’s complex operating environments, organisations succeed not because leaders “drive activity” or are technical experts, but because they maximise human capital.  

The value that leaders bring is being able to identify what technical skills someone on the team must have and what high level expertise and performance looks like. However, they don’t need to be the source of technical competence themselves. 

Their role is to keep pace with the latest technological developments as best they can and ensure that any new technology is integrated into their teams as seamlessly as possible. 

The questions leaders need to ask are those that invite teams to come together and explore opportunities that as an organisation, you might not have yet considered: 

• What emerging unmet needs of our customers could create the opportunity for new business? 
• How can we move from one-size-fits-all products and services to personalising the experience to each customer? 
• How can we develop supply networks that would be more flexible in responding to unanticipated disruptions in production or logistics? 
• How could we leverage third party services and experience to address a broader range of our customer needs?