Today marks the third installment in the ‘Mentoring Moments for Managers’ series which looks at those key pieces of advice that are so important for new leaders, and today, REL Talent partner, Keith Leonard, weighs in. With his vast amount of experience in working with leaders and becoming one himself, Keith really drills down into this topic, serving up some valuable recommendations for listeners here today.
He starts off by sharing what he wishes he knew before becoming a leader and highlighting some of the areas where he stumbled as a result. He then proceeds to offer his experience-based advice to those in leadership roles, including suggestions for setting up a relationship with a mentor. A talented educator, Keith efficiently and effectively distils his extensive knowledge into powerfully concise messages, resulting in an episode that, while it may be short in length, is definitely long on value.
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Quotes:
“There’s just some things that you don't think about telling someone. They're not part of a training, it's not a process or a procedure, it's not some computer you have to use - just kind of advice.”
“By far, more important than any sort of, you know, model or leadership technique, is being able to grow and cultivate and maintain a relationship.”
“People don't leave businesses. They leave, you know, their boss.”
“What I was doing wrong was I was not establishing any sort of relationship.”
“The only way to truly create teamwork is to be invested in another person. And how can you create that investment, if you don't actually get to know them?”
“When you share personal experiences with the people that you're leading, it builds trust.”
“You cannot expect your employees or the people following you to come in and be excited or energized about doing their job if you're walking into work in a pissed off attitude every day.”
“What I'm asking you is, I'm asking you not to be anything different than I'm willing to be.”
“If you don't know the person that you're going to be mentoring, how can you ever give any sort of advice?”
“You have to sit there and get to know individuals. You have to understand that leadership takes some time.”
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