Episode 31: The Power of Engaging your Team!
Nobody cares how much you know until they know how much you care.
You don’t become a leader when you are appointed into a position. The right of leadership is earned when others decide to follow because they believe in you and respect you.
There are a few things we need to be clear on:
1. Leadership means you are effective and get results.
2. You cannot achieve the results you are expected to achieve without your team.
3. You must mobilize your team to help you get results.
4. To mobilize your team you must inspire and motivate them.
5. To motivate them you must engage them.
6. To engage them you must interact with, and know, each of them as an individual.
7. To engage them as individuals you need to be transparent and authentic.
It starts with trust –
A man who trusts nobody is apt to be the kind of man nobody trusts. Harold Macmillan. It’s also the fundamental principle that holds all relationships. Stephen Covey.
Don’t be afraid to show your vulnerability.
Be transparent with your team, even when the truth may be unpopular or inconvenient.” – BILL GEORGE
Be a good listener.
“It takes a great man to be a good listener.” – CALVIN COOLIDGE
Engage your team around a common purpose that they can contribute to.
“When you’re surrounded by people who share a passionate commitment around a common purpose, anything is possible.” – HOWARD SCHULTZ
This – engaging your employees - could be the most neglected element of leadership, and yet it is one of the most vital today.
Thank you for listening.
