Simple Tips About Leadership That Are Easy To Follow

 

 

Perhaps you are not the type that considers himself a leader. Or, maybe you are one but think that you could do a much better job. Either way, everyone can improve their leadership skills, so this article is going to benefit you by explaining a few things that you should know.

Keep things simple with your team and your work. Always remember what is truly important. After doing this, it will be time to set your priorities straight. Try to keep things as simple as possible. Set aside time for meditating and planning.

Make sure to engage people as a leader. You must learn how to motivate, involve, and excite others. Inspire them to engage their passions, strengths, skills, and creativity in the tasks at hand. Do what you can to acknowledge and appreciate each person's contributions and efforts. You should make them all feel like they did something to move the project forward.

Empower your employees. Leadership isn't just about decision making. It's also about knowing when to give up the power to your trusted colleagues. When you let them make decisions, you are helping to build their loyalty to the company. They'll feel respected, and most importantly, wanted. That's a big thing for the health of your business.

Converse with your employees in a way that makes them feel important. Everyone needs to be heard. It is always best to lead by example. Don't yell at your employees, embarrass them in front of their co-workers or belittle their ideas. Opportunities for improvement can come from anywhere so be open to suggestions.

If you have an employee that goes above and beyond the call of duty, do not hesitate to give them extra praise and rewards. Even though it may seem like you are playing favorites, you are giving them what they deserve. be open with other employees about it so they are aware of what rewards come with hard work.

Recognize the employees who consistently do a good job. Don't focus on problems or spend too much time trying to strengthen weak employees. When the squeaky wheel always gets the grease, being a weak employee becomes motivation to get more help from the boss. Try to surround yourself with your strongest employees and help them grow.

Get to know each of your employees one-on-one within the business environment. Find out what they like about their job, what they don't like and the things they would change. Try to check in with every employee periodically. These one-on-one meetings should be informal and you should not be threatening when you spend this time with your employees.

When you are the leader of the group, you are responsible for the atmosphere. If you come to work in a bad mood and are disrespectful to your team, the atmosphere will be a negative one. Always try to keep things positive at the office, work site and in your communications with your team.

Set a good example for your team. Expect the same level of professionalism and conduct from yourself that you expect from your team. Don't expect your team to be friendly and upbeat if you always have a solemn demeanor. If you expect error free work, make sure your own passes muster.

All work-forces, or teams, have issues from time to time. As a leader, it is important that you deal with, and try to solve, these issues in a timely, and satisfactory manner that benefits both you, and your team. Try creating a committee that will help you to identify, and prioritize, team issues. Then, enlist their help in finding solutions for these issues.

A leader demands integrity at all times. Integrity is shown when you do the right thing and are honest, even if people aren't looking. It's difficult for others to keep trusting leaders without integrity. Leading with integrity helps assure that your team respects and trusts you.

Study the art of writing well. here Leadership is more than how you present yourself in person. How you show yourself off with words matters a lot. Writing with bad grammar and spelling errors will make it difficult for others to look at you as a strong leader. Work on any areas of your writing that need improvement.

Two qualities that employees should be able to expect from their leaders are trust, and confidentiality. A good leader will make it clear that any employee can confide in him, and not risk information being shared with others. It is unacceptable for anyone in a leadership role to break the confidence of anyone.

If you are a leader, become part of the team. You can bolster your team's morale just by showing that you aren't too good to do what they do. Try doing each job at the workplace periodically, whether it be cashiering, cooking, or answering phones. This will show your team that you appreciate what they do, and want to be a part of the success of the workforce.

If you work in an industry that requires you to take risks, allow you employees the opportunity to take those necessary risks with confidence. Those risks will not always pay off so you need to make a plan for evaluating various risk factors. Stand behind your employee's decision and never berate them for risks that didn't pay off.

Consider taking a class on developing and enhancing your leadership skills. Your local community college most likely offers such a class, and if not, you will be able to find one at a reputable school online. You'll find that the cost of a class like this is a worthwhile business expense!

Offer occasional rewards to your employees. These do not have to be high dollar items, even a certificate of recognition will do. Everyone needs to feel valued, and rewards can help your employees to understand how much you appreciate their efforts. This will encourage people on your team to work harder and put their best foot forward.

Stress is bound to be a large part of any leadership role. Instead of letting stress contaminate your goals and mindset, find ways to stay positive. Many times, if there is a deadline, or other issue, that is causing undue stress, you can break it down into smaller parts. It is easier to be positive when you feel less pressure.

While some great leaders are born, most take years to fully grow into their roles. If you are trying to grow into your leadership role, the advice presented in this article will undoubtedly help. Review these tips time and time again, and do all you can to master them. By doing that, you will most certainly become a person that any team would be glad to call their leader.

 

11 Top Coaches to Follow As the Year Closes, Presented by The Claudine Arthurs Agency

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The Claudine Arthurs Agency, is pleased to present 11 Top Coaches to Follow As the Year Closes. “As we near the year’s end, it’s a great time to celebrate accomplishments and successes. It’s also the perfect time to reflect and set new goals.” says Arthurs.

The 11 Top Coaches to Follow As the Year Closes were recently featured in an LA Weekly magazine article with the same title. These coaches are particularly skilled at helping their clients avoid making mistakes they’ve seen before and can give support to achieve year-end goals, as well as set new ones for the future.

Jose Ucar – Public Speaking Coach & Keynote Speaker: Jose is a global keynote, TEDx speaker and Host, NLP master trainer, international business, marketing specialist, and founder of Jose Ucar Coaching. He spent the last ten years assisting businesses all over the world in affecting transformational change using advanced presentation and communication skills. Jose is available to coach and support employees, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and executive teams to deliver impactful presentations.

Jill L. Ferguson – Book and Business Coach (entrepreneurs and the self-employed): Jill L. Ferguson is an award-winning writer of thousands of published articles, the author of 14 books under her own name and more than a dozen that she’s ghostwritten for others, the founder of Women’s Wellness Weekends and Creating the Freelance Career, and a book and business coach. She’s also a former professor, higher ed administrator and serial entrepreneur.

Barbara Edelston Peterson – Sports Psychologist: Barbara Edelston Peterson is a sports psychologist, world-class extreme endurance athlete, mother of two grown daughters, author, motivational speaker, designer, humanitarian champion, and global ambassador for leading companies (Patagonia, Lululemon, Specialized Bicycles, etc), Barbara’s life mission is to inspire and encourage others. She is the founder and CEO of Whole Champion Foundation, a non-profit educational platform that advocates awareness, responsibility, and action for a better world.

Marla Mattenson & Julian Colker – Relationship & Business Guides: Marla Mattenson & Julian Colker, known as The Intimacy Experts, are internationally celebrated visionaries. Drawing from a unique background in neuroscience, mathematics, and emotional intelligence, Marla & Julian guide visionaries to face and lovingly integrate their shadows to live in harmony behind the scenes in both relationship and business to amplify their impact, income, and intimacy. Marla & Julian are building a movement of wildly successful professionals to revolutionize how they sell (and heal) through teaching high integrity, ethical & joy-filled sales to build a legacy of love.

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