These two tips of the day are gauranteed to improve your ability to be a better leader. If you are serious about improving your skills as a leader take note of the following two tips. I bring them as an interpretation from my virtual mentor "Marshall Goldsmith", who is considered one of the top executive coaches in the world.
Tip # 1.) Say Thank You...We all know it is standard ettiquette to say these two words. The power in this tip is to say it in situations when you would least expect. How many times has someone offered a suggestion or a comment and you responded with some kind of a comment that could have been replaced with "Thank You, I appreciate your feedback?" or just a simple...Thank You!
Example A: Your assistant brings up a suggestion on a new marketing project you are putting together. Immediately you recognize the suggestion and say, thats a great idea but...blah blah blah...my idea is better,(get the picture?)
A simple Thank You, for your suggestion. Or even better I appreciate your feedback. Would work just fine and take away the judgement of the situation. It would turn the turf into neutral ground. Powerful stuff.
Example B: A member of your team has been working day and night. Putting in long hours, and consistantly coming up with solutions, while maintaining a positive attitude. When do you say Thank You? The answer is simple, RIGHT NOW~! There is no harm in Thanking now and Thanking later as well. There is however a little harm potential when you wait to long. People may begin to harbour the feeling that you are not grateful, and during this process suffer unnecessary stress. Do yourself and your team a favour, say THANKS~ Grattitude is the best policy now and always. Consider this the law not the acception.
Tip # 2.) Apologize: Yes, it is o.k. to show you are human~ Recognize areas of weakness, apologize, let people know you are going to try to do better. Check your results. If you set yourself up as someone who is never wrong, you set yourself up for disaster. If you have been a terrible listener, if you lash out regularly and it is obvious apologize. If it is very clear you need to apologize, then you can imagine just how important this is. If you are unsure, then do a blind feedback. Get some good questions out to your people about your leadership, don't ask for names ask for honesty. Go from there.
I hope sharing these tips can help you in your journey to becoming a strong leader.
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THANK YOU FOR READING~
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