7 Ways To Go From Being a Good To Being a Great Leader
Being a good leader isn’t a piece of cake.
And being a great leader is even tougher. Any business leader wants to lead,
motivate and support his tribe to the absolute fullest. Yet, at the end of the
day most us suspect that we are coming up a little short.
The good news is – you can become a truly
great leader! All you need is to put some extra effort and consider the
following 7 tips when increasing your leadership abilities.
1. Invest in yourself
Being a great leader means continuous
learning: about the people you work with, your niche, business operation, the
industry game set and yourself of course. Don’t be frugal when it comes to
investing in your education. Allocate the time, money and resources. Be
relentless when it comes to gaining new knowledge about everything and everyone
within your business eco-system.
How?
Watch a relevant TED talk in the morning.
Listen to niche
podcasts on your way to the office
Subscribe to industry news and top blogs
via Feedly to stay
updated on current trends
Enrol to new university courses, attend
webinars and master classes hosted by industry experts.
Set up selected mail
forwarding to receive your correspondence whenever
you are when traveling.
Schedule informal meetings with your team (or
part of it) to discuss ongoing matters, listen to new ideas and possible
complains.
2. Be emotionally aware
While many people believe emotions are a
handicap in the workplace, the truth is – they are critical to establish
effective management. Relationships between people are the key to successful
business. Whether those are between you and your employees, or you and your
business partners – you have to be emotionally intelligent if you want them to last and be productive.
Great leaders are sensitive to understanding
and considering different points of view. They are forthright, candid and fair
when it comes to making key decisions. Treat all the people you encounter
the way you want to be treated. Trust, loyalty, and transparency should
be your main projected qualities if you’d like to strengthen your business and
grow your authority.
3. Be Decisive
Highly admired leaders are decisive. They are
ready to handle tough calls quickly and gracefully. They always take time to
assess a complicated situation before taking any actions.
Great leaders make rational decisions. They
gather the information, consider multiple options and when it’s time to make a
move, they do it fearlessly.
What would have happen if Apple executives
decided against bring back Steve Jobs, after firing him?
What would have happened if Henry Ford
decided not to double the worker’s wages to attract better workforce?
What would have happened if Samsung decided
not to introduce a sabbatical program that is now the company’s secret sauce to
being a successful global brand?
Have the nerve to take difficult,
out-of-the-box decisions if you’d like to achieve immense success!
4. Facilitate and Communicate
Sincerely
Great leaders know the difference between
just giving information versus nurturing growth. They provide feedback, they
illustrate the concept, they motivate – honestly and smartly. They ensure that
the communication runs smoothly in two ways. Once you hear your team uses your
language and messages to describe your vision and goals, it means you are truly
making an impact!
Pass along the business lessons you’ve
learned, so that your team can avoid those mistakes and outshine you. Nobody
learns and reaches success in a vacuum. Be the action force and drive your
people towards greater success.
5. Know Your Limits
No matter how caring and open leader you are,
you are still a human, and have some limits. Set
respective boundaries. Inform everyone at your company that you
will not tolerate certain behaviour. This approach will save everyone a lot of
frustrations and misunderstanding.
6. Inspire
When you are going through a tough stage, you
should be everyone’s role model of a positive behavior.
Pure talking won’t do the trick here. Act.
Speak directly to your team, help
them overcome their doubts and concerns. Offer
actionable suggestions and alternative options for those feeling anxious about
their place within the company. Help your employees solve the problems and show
how their day-to-day work contributes to the overall company’s health.
Great leaders take time to establish personal
connections with their employees. Make your time together matter. Your title
and the fact that you have spared some precious moments for them, won’t inspire
them. It’s the genuine attention and care that does. Show that you value each
one of them and you always have their best interests at heart.
7. Project a Vision
Greatest leaders of all times – Henry Ford,
John Rockefeller, Warren Buffett, Steve Wozniak to name a few – were also powerful
visionaries. They have created mighty empires out of
nothing.
If you want to succeed, you need to develop a
clear vision of what’s your ideal business is all about. And never, I repeat
never, lose faith in it. Even during the roughest days stay sure that you and
your team will accomplish any point from your list.
Yes, you will face setbacks. But let them not
deter you! Learn from your failure, make adjustments to your plans and move on
with confidence
BY DIANNA
LABRIEN
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