George JucanManaging Partner| Organizational Perfomance Enablers NetworkWoodbridge, Ontario, Canada
Good article, thank you for sharing! Saving Changes...
M. Sahir A. Shatiry, PMI-RMP, PMPSenior Hook-up and Commissioning Engineer| Petronas Carigali Sdn BhdIpoh, Perak Darul Ridzuan, Malaysia
Hi @laura thanks for the good sharing...yes this kind of leader that people will tend to follow instead of leader that not show as example of good leadership... Saving Changes...
Good article, thank you for sharing. And I would like to share with all a good slide came cross me last week about the same subject "How To Be A Better Leader At Work – Manager Skills "
Here are 7 tips on how to be a better leader at work:
1. Lead By Example It has been proven that leaders should show, not only say. Therefore, if you want your staffs to be punctual and principled, you ought to be the first person who follows the rules. You should always be at work on time, or even early. If you appreciate professionalism, dress for success, as well as, treat your staffs with courtesy. When you have a good tone, your staffs will respect you, and consider you a good example to follow.
2. Add In A Little Humility Humility is a good quality that a leader should have. When you are humble, you will see others’ good points to respect them. Being modest will also help you conquer your ego if you are a hot-temper person. This will help prevent you from scolding or shouting when your staffs do something wrong. If you have a little humility, your staffs and customers will look up to you, as well as, feel safe and reliable when working with you.
3. Learn From Your Team You should not think that you know all no matter how knowledgeable you are. A wise leader is the one who can learn from others. Everyone has something good for us to learn from. Thus, do not think that the people who are at lower positions than you at work have nothing for you to discover. Learn something new from your staffs each day to be better informed on making strategic decisions.
4. Share What You Learned Besides learning from your staffs, you should also share what you have learned outsides to them. This will help your team know more about the market and work better to meet its demand. Passing the lessons you learned to your staff is one way to help your team avoid pitfalls.
5. Communicate Effectively If you are a leader, you should learn to communicate effectively with your staffs. Good communication will not only help you understand your employees and build a good relationship with them, but also help you catch up on the important information on the market so as to change your trading strategies to meet its demand. Great leaders should not only be understood and heard, but also listen as communication is like a two-way street.
6. Keep Meetings Productive In order to keep meetings productive, you should make it short by going straight to the main purpose rather than talking around it. Everything presented in the meetings should be clear and well prepared.
7. Understand Your Limits No matter how kind you are, being a leader, you should have your own limits. Set your own boundaries to your staffs, and let them know what you will not tolerate so as to make them try their best in difficult case; otherwise, they may quit easily. Saving Changes...
