“Credible Leadership”: A New Approach to tackle the Leadership Challenge!

Generations after generations, the subject of leadership has attracted a lot of interest and controversy. While there are many definitions of leadership, the leadership phenomenon is generally understood and widely accepted. As such, we find leadership everywhere – alone in quiet moments (leading our thoughts and self), at home, in the school playground, at places of worship, in business and politics.

Many different forms of leadership have been proposed based on trait theory, behaviour theory and transformational theory, among others. Despite all these valid contributions, if we look at the world we live in today, it is evident that the leadership challenge still persists in many areas. Is it that we are failing to implement all that we know about leadership or could it be that we need a new approach to tackle the leadership challenge?

In trying to answer this question, I set out to reflect on my own experience and deliberately observe the application of leadership in different spaces. I noticed that it was not enough to have a vision when one is not committed to it; it was not enough to communicate well when one was not consistent in their conduct, it was insufficient to be competent when one neglected doing their part; and as one leads, they needed to be confident enough to allow others to excel and reach their full potential without feeling threatened.

My conclusion was very simple: PEOPLE CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THE CREDIBLE!

What we need to tackle the leadership challenge is “Credible Leadership.”

In order to assist leaders, current and aspiring, I have developed a very powerful, logical and intuitive framework that takes us back to the very basics of what it really means to be a leader - “The Credible Leadership Framework”.