Following on the heels of Issues 163 and 164, leadership becomes critical. As such what is needed to be a good leader?
1. Create an ethos to accomplish mission and/or goals.
People need to not only know what they are working toward but the methodology behind it. They need a uniting ethos to keep them motivated and enable them to work together for their common goal.
2. Be mindful of other commitments.
As a leader you must be mindful of all the jobs and tasks assigned to your company, division or section. But this also includes the commitments that your individual employees have. This may include their children, their elderly parents or even a second job. Helping them work in the company while ensuring they can maintain their commitments aids in keeping up moral. But it also helps to garner respect.
3. People are more important.
When it comes down to it, your business and your workers come first. If forced between harming your business/ workers or losing a contract then you should probably loose the contract.
4. Intuition is a leadership tool.
Use your intuition to decide what is right for the given situation. It may be wrong latter, but not acting on a situation can be much worse.
5. Ensure individuals and their positions are adaptable.
People in a corporation need to know they are valued. By giving them flexibility either at the personal or the position level it will allow the person to solve problems and meet goals that much more easily.
When all is said and done, a good leader requires the respect from his/her workers. These guidelines help, but they cannot do it alone. They cannot force people to respect you as a leader. Respect will always be earned. Good luck to all you leaders and potential leaders out there.
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