Sorry managers, but training employees is not just a necessary part of your job, it’s essential. Employees may go through corporate training programs to learn the basics of their jobs, but knowing the basics isn’t enough to succeed.
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Leaders are a critical component of any successful organization—you play a vital role in setting the tone, establishing direction and guiding your teams toward success.
The key is to be intentional in your approach and to continuously assess and improve your leadership style to ensure that you are uncovering and maximizing the potential of your people. Because without your team, there wouldn’t be any results to begin with.
With 2023 ahead of us, let’s turn toward getting more of what we want.
This is a perfect time to focus on how you can support yourself to get more of what you want and less of what you don’t want, so you can achieve your goals faster.
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From Episode 61 from The Complete Leader Podcast.
The second component of self-management, the ability to manage your time and priorities, is near and dear to my heart because I have had to work so hard to develop this skill. While self-control comes more naturally to me, I remember the angst I had even at a younger age when trying to organize and execute around my priorities.
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From Episode 60 of The Complete Leader Podcast.
Self-management might be one of the most difficult skills a leader has to develop.
The skill plays a significant role in a leader’s ability to lead themselves, especially as the challenges of leadership grow more unique and dynamic every day. But better leaders create more effective business results by multiples, and this is one skill leaders must truly master to optimize their leadership influence.
Steps to help your employees reenergize and feel valued
The past few years have been tumultuous for workers, and employees are still reeling from the pandemic, economic uncertainty, global inflation, and increased cost of living. Combined with the blurred line between work and home life, employees are experiencing more stress than ever.
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Much of our discussion about leadership is within the context of the functional job that you do as a leader. This framework includes attributes such as sharing and acting on the company’s vision, managing a positive professional environment, and providing the support and resources that your staff needs.
There are times, though, when the organization’s vision or direction changes and you face more personal considerations. Read More
Three Strategies to Keep Your Best Employees
These famous song lyrics have become a rallying cry of sorts for the workforce, capturing many employees’ mindsets right now, after a few challenging years.
With a multigenerational workforce, competition for a shrinking pool of working-age employees, new awareness around diversity, and a post-pandemic view of the workplace, it can be hard engaging and retaining people. Yet there are a few leading strategies that can help. I think of them as purpose, respect, and support. Let’s look at each. Read More
From Episode #62 of The Complete Leader Podcast
Personal accountability is where most begin their leadership journey.
It’s one of the ways you begin to grow your own leadership brand with the things that others believe about you—especially about what people believe of your ability to follow through on what you said you were going to do, your ability to take responsibility and not blame others, and your ability to accept feedback from others. In becoming a complete leader, personal accountability is one of the most important aspects of how leaders lead themselves.
