Natalia Fdez. Laviada describes the importance of healthy leadership at the University of Granada
Fraternidad-Muprespa, Mutual Collaborator with Social Security, participated this Thursday in a meeting organized by the Entrepreneurship Directorate of the University of Granada, which took place in the Entrepreneurship Center of the teaching center. This course The program has been integrated with the actions of the UNIVERGEM program, which is financed by the Andalusian Women's Institute of the Ministry of Equality, Social Policies and Conciliation.
The day, included in the Program workshops business skills, and of entrepreneurial woman Its objective is to improve skills and knowledge to manage entrepreneurial projects.
Natalia Fdez. Laviada, Deputy General Director of Prevention, Quality and Communication of the Mutua, gave the workshop “Kryptonites of healthy leadership”, in which she analyzed the essential role of leadership in promoting well-being and organizational and work health at an individual and collective level. In his presentation he defended the need to pay special attention to psychosocial factors, various leadership roles and individual qualities. ”The leader in matters of workplace well-being must enhance this leadership in his environment because in a global, dynamic and changing world, a new way of leading that is healthier than the one we use is needed,” he stated at the beginning of his speech.
Fdez. “Leaders must be brave, exemplary, sincere, ethical, coherent, drivers of the change that society in general and our companies in particular need,” he highlighted, through the parallelism between leadership capacity and the powers of superheroes. “But there is no superhero without his particular weakness, without his particular kryptonite,” understood as the element that prevents success in the exercise of leadership.
The deputy director of Fraternidad-Muprespa described the following:
He narcissistic leader: who appropriates the successes and prefers to surround himself with bland people who limit themselves to agreeing with every gesture or idea of the boss. His positive version would be the generous leader who encourages the development of his team, knows how to manage diversity and positively values divergent opinions.
He stressed leader: that wants to cover much more than it can. 51% of European workers consider stress common in their work and a quarter say they endure it to a high degree for much of the day: “Zero stress does not exist but the key is to find the balance between mental well-being and the work environment.”
He sad leader: Spain is one of the countries where the most antidepressants and anxiolytics are consumed: 5.5% of Spaniards take them. Every day 11 people commit suicide in Spain and the debate about mental health occupies a predominant place in society. Victims complain about problems, leaders look for solutions and it is typical of them to know how to handle uncertainty appropriately.
He inconsistent leader: that causes confusion due to the lack of agreement between what he says and what he does. When this happens, the team's confidence declines and so does its credibility. He is true to himself, does not create false expectations and makes sincerity his flag because that makes him empathize more and communicate better.
He lone leader: who prefers to act on his own rather than in a team. They do not work on influence or the ability to persuade. Its opposite would be group leader, which bases its strength on the sum of the team's work, achieving an active, faithful and constant commitment.
In conclusion, a healthy leader is someone who, with empathy and emotional intelligence, knows:
- focus on the person, with words and actions
- control your own and other people's stress by transforming it into energy
- be transparent and adapt to change
- have a coherent approach that supports your improvement strategy
- to be an authentic presence of improvement that does not act alone but in a network
- act without limits, breaking boundaries and seeking alliances
Also in the workshop they talked about diversity, conciliation, equity, equality, barriers of working women and those of others, and leadership with “female management.”
