リーダーの条件とは何でしょうか？
下の動画では４つのリーダーシップの条件を挙げています。英検1級の面接試験で使えそうな英語表現を拾ってみます。
- There are many different leadership styles. (0:33)
- There are four elements that you can work on. (0:45)
1. Creating a vision
- The first element is creating a vision. (0:46)
- Your vision is a clear picture of where you see yourself and your team going in the future (0:50)
- Your vision needs to be ambitious but still attainable. (0:55)
- It needs to be rich, vivid, and exciting, so that your team will actually want to go there with you. (1:02)
2. Motivation and inspiration
- The next element to work on is how you motivate and inspire people. (1:07)
- Anyone can have a vision, but a true leader has the ability to motivate and inspire others so that they want to deliver that vision.(1:15)
- One way to do this is through Expectancy Theory. (1:18)
- This is where you link two different expectations clearly. (1:24)
- One is the expectation that hard work leads to good results. (1:29)
- The other is that good results lead to rewards. (1:32)
- Expectancy Theory motivates people to work hard because they expect to enjoy the rewards at the end. (1:40)
3. Delivery of the vision
- The third element to transformational leadership is managing the delivery of the vision. (1:50)
- This element involves the real nuts and bolts of managing people. (1:55)
- You need to know how to set performance goals, how to manage a project, and how to manage change effectively. (2:01)
4. Coaching and development
- The last element to transformational leadership involves coaching and development. (2:07)
- Knowing how to coach and develop others is incredibly important in leadership. (2:13)
- Many great leaders put the needs of their team above their own. (2:15)
- This creates an environment of trust and mutual respect. (2:21)
- You can help set the direction for your team, inspire them, and help them do the right thing to move forward. (2:41)
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