The skills that a manager needs are
both numerous and demanding – you must be able to communicate, delegate,
inspire and get the best from a team. Most individuals have a certain style,
that may suit and cater for some, or for the luck few a majority, of the
required skills but most of us have to work at our leadership skills. Today’s
post brings you a short list of easy exercises aimed at improving your
leadership skills.
Collaborate
A really effective leader values
others’ opinions and can then take a group and make it perform much more
effectively as a team, as opposed to the sum of its individual parts. To learn
to be a better collaborative leader, take a small portion of your day to garner
opinions from employees, list the best and most thoughtful observations and
respond to them directly in a non-critical manner. This will definitely have
the effect that all team members will feel that their opinions are valued and,
hopefully, you may get some great suggestions.
Role Models
One of the best ways of improving
your own leadership skill is simply by speaking to other great leaders. These
could be fellow managers, friends or part of your wider business network. The
key activity is to simply speak to them about leadership related issues and
their views. You could ask them how they’d respond to a hypothetical situation.
You’ll most likely find that you all become better leaders due to this
discourse.
Team Building
As the above word suggests great
teams must be built. This does not always need to be an organized outing, any
activity that invests in the cohesion, or effectiveness of a team is, by
definition, team building. Consultation is also important as far a
teambuilding is concerned; you need to conduct activities that the group will
enjoy. By showing a team that you’re willing to invest in it you’re already
demonstrating to your employees leadership.
Never Stop Learning
A really easy daily habit to get
into is to spend a few minutes each day researching leadership skills and
theories. The type of things you do can be diverse and satisfying, such as: reading
an autobiography, leadership journal or just keeping up with relevant blogs.
You may find it useful to note down any really helpful bits of information and
you should find that you gain something small every day.
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