Leadership Viewpoint

The most effective businesspeople have the ability to both lead and manage. If planning and communicating are primarily activities of leadership, little happens without management activities that sustain the talk. Management activities include getting the people and resources lined up for each project then and coordinated so that execution can be smooth and timely.

Effective managers also ensure that company systems are in place and set up properly to track and measure progress, challenges and successes. They assess and manage potential risks, and devise ways to avoid problems, such as taking the time to anticipate obstacles and ensure that those obstacles are addressed appropriately. As part of this, they consistently make certain that all company policies, directives and procedures are accommodated in project execution. Paperwork may seem like nonsense sometimes, but most of it serves a purpose for the organization. This sort of task is simply a routine part of business in the managing phase, and is never allowed to rise to the level of ‘issue’ when done well. Of course, in addition to the internal paperwork for projects, managing includes the external paperwork. Documentation and enforcement of contracts and agreements for work performed is all part of it.

All of this lays the groundwork for action, creating an environment for success to build and grow.

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