Leaders are leaders because they have some super qualities to support the team and take them in the right direction. There are several ways in which a leader can express their best qualities. In this article, we are going to see some good qualities that every leader should learn to bring more productivity to their team. Some leaders might already know this but there is nothing wrong in recollecting them because it is a tendency for humans to forget things easily.
Let others share their thoughts
Leadership is not about one-way communication. There will always be people who will have some great thoughts and ideas. It is important to respect everyone's thoughts and ideas and let others talk. Some people might have a quality where they talk a lot and never let others talk. This way it becomes just a one-person communication and it will not be good. A leader should let others talk and share their thoughts and ideas.
Be generous about giving credits
Credits are a big motivation and for some people that will only push them harder and bring more achievements. If someone is good at something, it is nice to appreciate that and if someone has done something extraordinary, it is important to give them the credit. Sometimes your contribution might have been more than your team's contribution but still, if you make your team the superheroes, they will start being more productive.
Accept failures
We cannot always be very successful. There will be moments when failures hit us. Sometimes failures hit people very hard making them fear taking the next move. It is important to accept failures. We all should know that it is part of the game. We should not hesitate to accept failures and start thinking about how things can be made better in the future and maybe also get some learning from previous failures.
Empathy for others
This can sometimes be hard for some of the leaders. They want the output in the form of work but this will make us forget that we are also human being and everyone have good and bad times. I have seen some managers asking their team members to come to the office even if they are not feeling well. This would have never been the case if they had not been well. This is where Empathy is important. We have to try and understand everyone's situation and it might as well be good to think about what we would have done in such a situation.
Admit mistakes
We all make mistakes. Everyone make mistake and learn from that mistake. It is hard to keep going without doing any mistakes. Everyone should be treated the same and we should learn the art of forgiving our mistakes. Sometimes it can affect the project and company very badly but we should also think about the situation where the same associate would have made the company very proud of their productivity. Mistakes should be remembered but should be forgiven.
Never blame
Blaming is not going to help anyone. Many people think that throwing the blame on others is the solution to the problem but it is not the case. It can sometimes backfire and spoil the relationship with that person. It is human nature that we want to throw the blame on others to safeguard ourselves but at the same time, we never think if it would help in any way. There are several ways to handle situations without playing the blame game.
Stay solution-oriented
If something terrible happens, the approach should always be solution oriented. There is no point in discussing the past again and again. If sometimes got messed up, there should be an immediate meeting. But not to discuss what has happened but to discuss how to fix things. Maybe when everything goes well and we are all cool again, there can be a lessons-learned session on a light note.
Don't believe people, believe data
Sometimes it can be hard to extract work from others. Being a leader, it is going to be tough to explain this to people and make them be more productive. That is when data plays an important role. We can show data to people and let that data do the magic. Every week if the manager shares data with the team, they themselves will have a check on their progress and find ways to do things better. Having a personal conversation is not going to be very fruitful.
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