Strategic Leadership and Management by Objectives

Leadership and strategy are two concepts that have a direct connection and a strong correlation. An organization is not created to stand still; it has a mission and a dynamic to grow and be sustainable. Strategy is the action to achieve organizational goals. Leaders, through their leadership, play a key role in shaping strategy and are responsible for HOW they will inspire their employees, HOW they will cultivate the organizational climate and HOW the strategy will be implemented. Setting goals is the responsibility of the leadership, which sets the standards for organizational members. In addition, the leadership is responsible for the efficient use of the available resources and the end result in terms of organizational performance. However, achieving organizational goals is a collective matter and concerns all the human resources of an educational organization. Management by Objectives is a tool that establishes a common line in an organization and helps to win the commitment of employees. This is a way of ensuring their broad participation so as to achieve a better organizational performance that will approach the desired result. This chapter: