Tuesday, March 23, 2021

7 Things Great Leaders Do


In this chat, I talk about 7 things all great leaders do.

1. Great leaders improve how you are showing up
  • Understanding how your nature affects the team
  • Detecting if you am contributing to a problem
  • Considering how you can improve
  • Shaping a culture of learning and growing teach by example and use feedback as a tool for continuous improvement
2. Great leaders give meaning to the team
  • Establishing the mission and vision of the team
  • Setting rules, principles and values for the work the team is doing
  • Planning short -term goals, both as a group and individually
  • Establishing the roles and responsibilities of team members

 3. Great leaders build a high performance teams
  • Encouraging a deep and mutual understanding among team members
  • Creating an environment of trust and interdependence
  • With trust, we don't fear conflict.
  • We have healthy conflict where everyone speaks up and is heard
  • With healthy conflict, we have commitment - even if the decision did not go our way
  • With commitment we can have accountability
  • With accountability, we pay attention to and deliver results
  • All of this promotes teamwork
 4. Great leaders know how to motivate individual team members
  • Detecting and understanding the needs and motivations of each person
  • Comprehending and using motivational factors
  • Using resources and tools to increase the motivation of the team and its members
  • Using communication as a motivational tool
  • Recognizing and rewarding results
5. Great leaders develop their people continuously
  • Some of the most common areas of development are the fundamentals
  • Improving communication skills of team members. Interpersonal communication
  • Solving problems and making decisions
  • Solving conflicts quickly and efficiently
  • Improving the efficiency and effectiveness of daily work
  • Time management
6. Great leaders see their job as improving the effectiveness of the team
  • Delegate effectively. Allowing time for mistakes.
  • Use Coaching as an effective tool to empower and develop their people
  • Giving and receiving positive and negative feedback in a frequent and timely manner.
7. All of this is centered around great meaningful communication.  Communication that is concise, coherent, and relevant.

And they repeat this cycle endlessly.

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