In this chat, I talk about 7 things all great leaders do. For some of these things, I have already discussed in detail in previous podcasts so I'll point out throughout this chat.
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
- Podcast on EQ
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
- Podcast on Purpose and goals
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
- Podcast on Credibility, Difficult conversations
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.
