It's easy to lead when things are going well. It's only when adversity strikes that great leaders shine. In this turbulent time, how can you step up your leadership game? Master these 7 leadership traits to better navigate the white water of the business-as-unusual post-COVID world.
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In a group of leaders, when facing the same specific situation, the way in which each of them thinks may have come to the various response choices. Therefore, people with good thinking habits will be able to solve the problem more reasonably.
Some good habits that leaders should consider are:
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More and more businesspeople believe that they must develop leadership traits - and this means that the leader does not put their true nature into business. In fact, understanding, flexibility, and sensitivity are more important than a set of norms.
Leaders must deal with situations that require specific behavioural responses; most tend to respond in the reflexive thinking style. This means that they often do not consider the impact of such a reaction on others. However, if they take a moment to assess the situation and how their behaviour can affect others, then their leadership will work!
Great leaders have a clear vision that can inspire the whole group to make that vision a reality. Most team members will accept challenges and complete them if their leader understands the rules of decentralisation, not putting all the burden on the leader’s shoulders. The way to do it is by giving the members the right tools, and level of authority so that they can work and achieve goals. When combined with boldness in vision and strong faith of the leader, the ability to achieve success is high.
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Whenever a leader communicates, they will point out what is important to them and show their culture. In the process of developing leadership skills, it is important for leaders to spend time rethinking what they have told people and whether they are suitable for their positions or not. Showing respect and civility in conversations is also an effective tool for high-performance leadership.
In addition to self-reflection, encouragement is also a low-cost, high-return tool that leaders should pay attention to. It is clear that any team responds positively to praise, recognition and encouragement as this is a natural instinct of the human being. Great leaders will take the blames when the plan is broken but leave the team members all credits when everything goes well.
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The decided timing of the action is a sign showing the leader's level. Although it raises serious controversy, the words are not as important as the timing and method of action. The timing of the action has a much greater impact than verbal, which implies what is important to the leader and emphasises the determination to invest in their high-performance leadership.
In the tough time, great leaders will be ready to take part in the process of achieving goals and do whatever necessary. They know how to do it, and how to help their team accomplish it. They can lead, but if necessary, are ready to give the team’s members power and let them take the glory.
To truly engage with the job, the leader needs to know his or her values and live up to them every day. This is a matter of "beliefs" as a human being. Understanding themselves as well as their "beliefs" will make it easy for leaders to act with confidence and courage, generate positive results when investing in high-performance leadership.
In fact, great leaders believe that great results are the work of the whole team, not just solely from their leadership. From there, they know the necessity of empowering their people and then give their group the freedom to achieve goals in the best way they know. They do not criticise failure because they believe it is a part of the journey to success.
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High-performance leaders require the ability to build confidence and courage. And there are four very important factors to identifying these abilities:
Properly assessing these leadership mastery's factors will help leaders consciously invest time and energy to develop each factor and build confidence, beliefs, and courage for high-performance leadership.
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The business world is always changing, never standing still. In order to face this constant change, there are five essential things to understand if leaders want to maintain their high-performance leadership:
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Upgrading your leadership skills starts with changing your habits, which is a huge commitment and a long winding road. And remember, it is ok to ask for help.
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