“Management is efficiency in climbing the ladder of success; leadership determines whether the ladder is leaning against the right wall.” – Stephen R. Covey
Transitioning leadership roles is a step by step process. You can’t be a visionary leader if you don’t even have the ability to manage yourself. It takes time, perseverance, and an understanding that different leadership roles will require different characteristics from you (keyword- adaptability). Listed below is my Leadership Evolution chart. This will help to give you an understanding what direction leaders should head in. (Start at the bottom and move up)
Defining Mission, Vision, and Strategic Direction: Time for big picture leadership. Place you main focus on your vision of the company. Pick the three biggest goals and strive to fulfill the objectives.
Managing the Organization: It is now time to think strategically. The key to leading the organization as a whole is communicating your ideas and objectives with clarity and precision.
Managing Tasks/Function: Place your focus in the operational framework of your organization. You must act quickly and decisively, always be flexible and innovative in your approaches.
Managing Others: Adopt the role of coach. Focus on improving employee relations by assembling and engaging the group, managing conflict, and balancing diverse perspectives/values.
Managing Self: Directing your team begins with directing yourself. Assume a competency focus. Emphasize essential leadership qualities in yourself, including behaving with integrity, responding to challenges, and acquiring new skill sets.
For over 30 years Ken has demonstrated his commitment to "giving back" as a proud U.S. Marine, State Trooper (Commander) in Utah and now as the CEO and owner of a training and development company that specializes in working with people in positions of authority.
His experience as a marine has taught him commitment, honor, integrity, and the professional demeanor he carries today. He served for 25 years with the Utah Department of Public Safety/ Highway Patrol. These experiences have given him the resources and perspective to build a strong belief system that states, "Give all you've got in everything you do."
Ken holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Criminal Justice / Psychology and a Masters Degree in Public Administration from Brigham Young University. He is also a graduate of the FBI National Academy session #186 and Northwestern School of Police Staff and Command.
Ken has two decades of experience as a professional speaker, trainer/facilitator, and coach. Ken has written articles for Law & Order magazine, a publication that reaches over 36,000 executive level police administrators. He has also received honors such as: The National Leadership Award, Distinguished Service Medals, and an Outstanding Police Services Award.
Ken Betterton is a man who generates positive change while showing organizational leaders how to reconnect with their core values and personal convictions to create a workforce that is dynamic, regenerative, and self-sustaining. He believes that when people, or groups of people, learn how to draw on their inner strength, they trigger a forceful momentum enabling them to close the gap between their present condition and future possibilities. Through his speaking, facilitation, and coaching methods, individuals within any organization can operate from a position of strength that will lead to a higher trust level between coworkers and a renewal of honest personal interaction.
