Leading
others brings new demands on individuals and requires them to have or develop
new competencies and attributes. People are often promoted into posts where
they are required to lead others because they were high performers at doing a
task orientated job. Yet leading others does require different skills from
doing something yourself. So what are 5 essential attributes in successfully leading others
Providing
feedback
The first
essential attribute in leading others is to learn how to provide feedback.
People in organisations are looking for feedback, praise and recognition for
what they are doing to help you get results. A large proportion of our life is
spent at work and we all like to feel valued. If you had to rate yourself on a
scale of 1-10 in terms of providing feedback (10 being excellent) what score
would you give yourself? Providing feedback takes little or no time, costs
nothing and is one of the biggest contributors to a happy workforce and staff
retention levels.
An
autocratic style where people were told what to do and get on with it will not
work in the modern business world. People want to be involved in contributing
to key decisions and feel that their points of view have been heard. As the
leader, you clearly need to take the final decision. Chances are that not
everyone will agree with the decision but if you have taken the time to listen
to and involve others in the decision process, they are more likely to get
behind the decision you reach.More
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Getting the
balance right
One of the
challenges in leading others is getting the balance right between delegating to
others and keeping track on progress. Too much involvement could result in the
other person or team thinking that you don't trust them. Too little involvement
could mean that you find out too late that things are off track and deadlines
are going to be missed. Making the time at the outset to brief others, check
their understanding and agree review points is a simple but effective way of
getting the balance right. Leading
others
Setting
objectives
In leading
others, it is vitally important to set clear objectives. Leaders sometimes fall
into the trap of believing that a long job description with lots of detail about
what the employee is required to do serve that purpose. In addition to this,
make a point of setting around 6 key objectives for each person. These
objectives should be specific, measurable, achievable, results orientated and
time limited.
