Being a great leader is not just about big decisions or big goals. It’s also about how you handle mundane, everyday moments. In fact, how you handle the daily routine in the office can truly determine the success of your company.
4 Ways to Be an Effective Leader in Everyday Moments
1) Encourage Feedback
It’s crucial that you create an environment that makes employees feel safe to provide feedback, ask questions, and share perspectives. An office or leader that stifles ideas and communication is unpleasant for the employees and can decrease morale. In addition, when employees feel encouraged to speak their minds or ask questions, the entire company will benefit from fresh ideas and increased productivity.
2) Be Decisive
A great leader knows how to balance employee feedback and ideas with the ability to make decisions. When a leader cannot make decisions – big or small – it creates confusion and frustration in the office place, which not only decreases morale, but can stall productivity and lead to missed deadlines. An effective leader can use all the information presented to them and make a strategic decision that provides direction to the team. This leader will build their teams’ confidence and help steer the company to success.
3) Measure & Reward Performance
It’s imperative for a good leader to keep a pulse on the performance of their employees. It should be ingrained in your leadership style to set employee performance rubrics and expectations for your team. When employees are aware of how they are being evaluated, they have a clear direction for how to succeed in their jobs. It’s also important that these expectations and standards are followed up with rewards. Whether it be with a wage or salary increase, a vacation day, or a gift card, a good leader will reward their employees who meet or exceed performance standards. This will increase the motivation, morale, and productivity of employees on a daily basis.
4) Lead with Positivity
Everybody has an occasional bad day at the office, but a great leader doesn’t let that stop them from having a positive attitude. A leader needs to keep their team motivated, even when things aren’t going smoothly because they have the power to set the tone for the rest of the office.
Be the Best Leader You Can Be
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