Leading others can be a complex and challenging task full of good intentions which must be backed up with good leadership practices. Here are a few leadership tips for your consideration:
- Welcome ideas that are NOT your own. Be open to what others have to say without getting defensive. Make it okay for others to share their ideas – even if those ideas conflict with yours.
- Hire for “SPARKLE”! Once you’re satisfied that a candidate possesses the necessary technical skills for a job, make your hiring decision based on their “fit” with your organizational culture. Do they add to, or detract from, your culture of creativity, energy, and enthusiasm?
- Create shared vision – the collaborative shaping of an idea for the future. If a vision is to guide an organization, leaders must communicate it so that all team members understand their roles and what each must do to achieve the vision.
- Delegate responsibility … and authority. Assign a big job to one of your more promising team members. Encourage him or her to develop a work plan, make decisions, solve problems, and be accountable for results.
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