When people reach a leadership position in a company, an increase in responsibility comes along. Now the leader is responsible for the job, the results, and above all, the people. It is crucial to define a clear purpose, stating the values, behaviors, and goals that you prioritize as a leader. Writing a Leadership Statement may help you think better about all of that. This article will explain the Leadership Statement, its essential components, and how to write one in a very simple but effective way. In the end, we will provide you with a concise, real example of an Effective Leadership Statement so you can write your own.
What is a Leadership Statement?
A Leadership Statement is a vision. 'it defines the leader's role, values, goals, and purpose.' According to Olivia Tan, the co-founder of CocoFax, writing such a statement aligns the leaders with their core values and principles. For being effective, it should have some specific elements. They are the theory, attitude, guiding principle, and behavior.
- Theory describes what type of leader you want to be.
- Attitudetells your perspective as a leader or your role.
- Guiding principles refer to the leader's core values.
- Behavior states the actions the person will take to reach the goals as a leader.
How to write a Leadership Statement Effectively?
We believe that the simplest and most effective way to write a leadership Statement is to transform the elements into questions. Answering those questions makes it easier to build a good statement. See our questions and answers example below.
- What is your leadership style? (Theory)
Empathetic and fair leader. - What is your role as a leader? (Attitude)
I help people to develop their full potential. - What are your core values? (Guiding principles)
Integrity, equality - How do you plan to reach your goals as a leader? (Behavior)
I will work to inspire and transform people's lives.
Note that the answers must be real! They will represent everything the person thinks as a leader, considering the responsibility for the job, the results, and above all, the people.
At last, the time to get all the answers to the question above has come. Using them, you can build a concise and inspiring statement that will guide you through becoming your best version of a leader! See our real example below.
"I understand the workplace as the sharing and learning of knowledge, meaningful relationships, and high performance. Through empathy, diversity, equalit, and inclusion, I will work to inspire and transform the lives of my teammates so that they can develop their full potential and acquire a sense of belonging."
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