Importance Of Being A Role Model

Individuals like to compare themselves to people that hold roles which they would like to aspire to. These people are generally called role models. Being a role model in a workplace is a very important and rewarding part of building a successful team in a work environment. Role models in a work environment are no different to role models in any other domain in that their actions, behaviours and values are seen as being desired by others.

To be a good role model you must be professionally consistent in your performance; always trying to develop new skills; are in line with an organisations values and desired behaviours; are superior in performance to others (otherwise they wouldn’t have anything to aspire to) and above all have skills and an attitude that are desired by those around you.

Consistency in behaviour and attitude is an integral part of being a good leader, this also is necessary for building credibility from those who you are leading. To have credibility from your employees is the pathway to trust, and gaining the confidence of your team.

The personal qualities of role models are very important to portray a strong leadership. Good attitude in leadership is an extremely strong factor that can influence

The communication would include the organisations mission statement, its vision for the long term and very importantly its values. Organisational goals tend to be less specific than personal or work group goals this allows for the goals to be applicable to each separate department in order to let the organisation as a whole to work towards common targets from different levels. By using the organisational goals as a guide, personal or workgroup goals can be designed to be more specific whilst striving to achieve the broader organisational goals as a