Good leadership looks like a flock of birds. That doesn’t mean everyone on the team has to dress in feathers, rather it means leadership is dynamic, shifting, and also tight-knit. In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus talks about what it takes to be a good leader and provides real solutions on how to build trust and gain feedback from your team.
Show Notes
- Being a young leader over a team with more experience requires emotional intelligence and collaboration in order to build trust and confidence.
- Truly get to know your employees. It helps build trust and reduces negative impressions.
- “Preconceptions are relationships based on past interactions with people that remind us of someone else.” - Marcus
- Followership is not inferior to leadership.
- One-on-one meetings should be frequent, consistent and not cancelled.
- One-on-one meetings are important for building trust and gaining real feedback.
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