Strategic leadershipStrategic Implementation

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Manu Melwin JoyAssistant Professor

Ilahia School of Management Studies

Kerala, India.Phone – 9744551114

Mail – manu_melwinjoy@yahoo.com

Strategic leadership• The term strategic

leader is used to describe the manager who head the organization and who are primarily responsible for creating and implementing strategic change.

Themes of strategic leadership

Strategic Vision• A well crafted, appreciated

and supported mission is at the heart of a leader’s strategic vision. It may reflect his own current assessment of where the firm should go or how he may continue to carry out the long term plans established by his predecessor.

Pragmatism

• Pragmatism is the ability

to make things happen

and achieve positive

results. This can happen

only when leader utilize

resource in an efficient

and effective way.

Structure and policies

• A visionary strategic

leader, as an agent of

change, should lay down

the rules of the game in

concrete terms and

resolve all contentious

issues in a proper way

Communication network• Both formal and informal

network should be used by the leader to inform people about priorities and strategies and ensure that these are implemented expeditiously. Lateral communication should be encouraged, in addition to upward and downward communication channels, between various departments and divisions.

Culture• A strategic leader can

influence the culture of a company significantly. In fact, every company reflects the character and personality of its leader. The beliefs and values of the leader have a strong bearing on how employees behave and react to situations on a daily basis.

Managing change• Effective leaders are

responsible for initiating necessary changes that ensure continued organizational success. To manage change effectively, the leader need to have a clear vision of the future – where the organization is heading together with the means for creating and reaching this future.

Governance and Management• The major responsibilities of

strategic leaders with respect to corporate governance are provide direction in the form of mission, formulate and implement changes, monitor and control operations, provide policies and guidelines to other team members and achieve results in a manner acceptable to society at large.