If you go online or to a bookstore and look for books on leadership and management, you will see there are many choices. It can be almost overwhelming.There are many leadership strategies.

If you are a manager or supervise someone, can you describe your style? What are the results you want when you manage someone? Here are some things effective managers are looking for:

  • Building trusting relationships with mutual respect.
  • Creating an environment that selects for the behavior(s) you want.
  • Using positive communication.
  • Improving performance and productivity.

To accomplish these things and bring out the best in employees, you may need to:

  • Have more patience.
  • Ask more questions.
  • Give more support and encouragement, less control.
  • Spend time providing needed information —

– how what they do contributes to the success or failure of the company.

– new strategies the company is trying.

– the kind of thinking and behaving it will take to implement them.

Studies indicate that these management behaviors increase feelings of belonging and being valued because you are giving employees the  inner resources to be successful. As they develop their skills, they will be more motivated and increase their self-worth and confidence.

Action step: Identify the results you want. What would that look and sound like? Choose one or two ideas you can begin to do with your employee(s) today.

Coming soon: Learn how to be a positive force in your life and the life of others. Watch for an announcement about a free 3-call audio teleclass series I will be starting later this month.

To your success,

Maurine

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