The last whole year has been quite tough for all of us. Whether you are an organization owner, working someplace or a team leader, it was a completely novel scenario, fully out of our comfort area circumstances.
It was also an unusual year from a business standpoint indeed.
Have you ever seen a hockey game? The match’s intensity. Every player is intent on giving it his all. Each player is continuously responding to shifting situations and preparing for any attacks from the opponent. Leadership resembles a hockey game in several ways. You must be completely immersed in your business, always planning for the next task and reacting to the ever-changing business environment.
But, as a leader, what are the few things you’ll need to get through these trying times?
Here are a few things you can work on to become a better leader.
- Self Confidence: There is a strong link between leadership and confidence. When a leader exudes confidence, it is simpler for others to trust him or her, and people prefer to work with confident leaders. Leaders that exude confidence tend to have stronger connections with their subordinates.
- Team connection – Connect before you correct: Leaders that have a good rapport with their employees or team members are more engaged and effective in their professions. Our social ties are one of the most important ways we feel secure and supported. As a leader, do everything you can to keep your team members together and to emphasize the common goals of your teams.
- Sense of Care: Most leaders adopt a command-and-control leadership style with their employees when faced with rising expectations. Leaders that place their people’s well-being at the center of their leadership are unique. They concentrate on the team and how it may be helped to achieve success. Rather than gaining control, they employ a coaching approach to care for their team.
- Genuine Interest: The capacity to demonstrate genuine interest is one of the most important components of good leadership. You’d be able to establish a rapport and demonstrate that you care. You’d be able to demonstrate to your staff that their efforts are valued. You’d be able to listen more attentively and put information into perspective. You’d be able to make others feel that they’re more than just a number on a spreadsheet and that you value them as people. Overall, you’ll be able to assemble a group of motivated employees that enjoy what they do.
- Lots of Patience: Good things take time. Both short and long-term benefits will come from productivity combined with patience. It will also give your teams greater confidence because they will know that their leader is patiently increasing each team member’s performance. With deliberate instruction and patience, you may attain greater results.
- The danger of Single Story: It means there is no single tale to any scenario and we must not limit ourselves to it. It limits our perspective and opinion to the context of that one and our decisions are then based on false assumptions that are derived from very limited understanding and data. It is very crucial for each leader to always remember the danger of a Single Story.
It’s not easy to be a leader, especially in times like these. However, you will always overcome such problems if you are determined and willing.
Last but not least, don’t be scared of anything. Keep your cool and fight to the end.