Are you looking to climb that ladder in your company? Do you want people to make an example of you as an exemplary leader?
Here are some tips that can help you become a better leader:
- One of the first and foremost quality of a good leader – be friendly yet firm
A good leader is approachable and sometimes feared. If you are friendly with your employees on a day to day basis, they will find that you are easy to talk to and will be more forthcoming about their problems to you. If you are able to interact with your employees on a regular basis, it will help you progress as a better leader.
At the same time, a good leader is also required to be firm with his employees when it comes to project timelines and deadlines. A good leader should be able to balance employee friendliness along with ensuring that the tasks are completed on time.
- Positive feedback is an asset – provide it sooner than criticism
If an employee is doing some good work, you should be appreciative of them and give a positive feedback on their work. Positive feedback increases the employees’ morale and keeps them motivated to do good work. Positive feedback will also put you in a good light and it will help you grow with your organization.
Having said that, criticism shouldn’t be held back if it is constructive. It should be given in such a way that it does not demoralize an employee but at the same time gives them a reality check on their tasks at hand. A combination of positive feedback and constructive criticism can act as a great tool for yours and your organization’s growth.
- Address the flaws in the project in the initial stage itself
Each project will have its own set of difficulties which should be addressed in the beginning itself. If you can foresee the tough parts of your project, you should have some solutions that can be implemented during those times. If you address the flaws of your project in the beginning, you will have a team that will be prepared and motivated.
Efficient leadership requires you to foresee some of the commonly known difficulties in your tasks and keep the team informed beforehand.
- Every step is an improvement
Great success stories are always the result of smaller successes. Every step that you improve contributes to your overall growth. Therefore, don’t aim for only high-end goals. You can also keep short-term goals to achieve so that you can keep growing continuously.
Keeping long term goals helps you gain a greater vision while keeping short-term goals will help you stay motivated. A mix of both is the best recipe for an effective leadership role.
- Obtain regular feedback
Regular feedback is one of the key factors that ensures the growth of a team and an organization. If you want to emerge as a better leader, collect feedback from your employees on a regular basis and make sure that you take some constructive criticism from the feedback.
Regular feedback will keep you in check and help you plan better. Continual performance assessment will give you a solid information base to construct your future roadmap.
Leadership is a slow and continuous process of growth that can be achieved over a period of time. A good leader is always waiting for opportunities for self-growth as well as the overall growth of the organization.
