You're a team leader. What mistakes are you making?

Recientemente participé en un workshop muy interesante sobre Clima laboral y una de las palabras que siempre se repetía era la COMUNICACIóN. La necesidad de que todos estemos claramente informados y a la vez hagamos fluida esta comunicación es cada vez mayor por la complejidad que van tomando los negocios, los proyectos y también la búsqueda de cada una de las personas. Comunicar correctamente es conectarse y esto seguramente nos llevará a un muy buen resultado.

Leadership plays a pivotal role in shaping project outcomes. Leaders must be wary of common pitfalls, such as overlooking the necessity of fostering a collaborative environment among the team, which can inhibit innovations. Additionally, neglecting ongoing professional development opportunities for the team can impede growth and limit competitiveness. Staying attuned to evolving industry trends and client preferences is equally crucial, as failure to do so can result in outdated solutions and missed opportunities for differentiation. Ultimately, effective leadership hinges on cultivating collaboration, prioritizing continual growth, and staying up to date with trends.

Clear communication comes with clear understanding of the Goal so understanding it thoroughly deeply aligned with top management perspective than the team leaders could communicate it to down the level so initially everyone face it.

Lack of clear communication hinders team cohesion. Ensure transparent and concise messages to prevent misunderstandings. Prioritize regular updates, active listening, and providing a platform for team members to express concerns or ideas.

N?o entender a situa??o atual do liderado e querer mais do que ele pode dar nesse momento... As segundas e sextas s?o os piores dias para exigencia....

Micromanaging can create a toxic work environment. As a team leader it’s very important that your team trusts that you know how to delegate and let the team work, without constantly being checked on, to ensure that the work is done. Bad managers and leaders don’t know how to let go of thinking that they need to do everything themselves instead of trusting the team.

Neglecting personal development as a leader limits growth. Regularly invest time in acquiring new skills, staying updated on industry trends, and seeking feedback for continuous improvement, fostering a dynamic leadership approach.

Every leader needs to stay on top of improving the team which includes them. Neglecting this can start a chain reaction in terms the team growing past you and in turn, the possibility of being replaced.

Para ser un buen líder hay que ser un buen liderado, es decir, también hacia niveles superiores en la organización se deben establecer metas claras para el equilibrio de todas las funciones.

Rejecting adaptability can become detrimental to a companies’ growth. If a leader misses the opportunity to either pivot or adapt when the time comes, they can seriously be left in the dust in terms of growth and profits.

Na realidade, mudan?as s?o inevitáveis, se quiser estar sempre alinhado com o atual e crescer profissionalmente, aqui específicamente em design. Sabemos que mudan?as nem sempre s?o fáceis, porém necessárias.

Be a role model. Mere communication will not be effective. One needs to walk the talk. Listening skill is equally important. One has to be polite yet decisive to reduce unproductive activities

As a leader, your communication needs to be honest. Saying good things about everything will leave your team confused. And be prepared to make some unpopular decisions. In the larger interest of the team, you will need to make them.

Agree to Asaman completely Few mistakes a leader needs to avoid: Not encouraging Ideation and scope of deployment of prospective ones. Not empowering to deliver Not to a have a thought on experimenting within risks yet daring to try and fail Not believing in team effort and endorsing "I" centric culture Unbiased PMS Diligent R&R - unbiased without prejudice

A few other mistakes are: - Not walking the talk. - Not connecting with your people in an individual level. - Not understanding that leadership is a different game with different rules. - Believing that technical prowess make great leaders. - Measuring team success only with metrics.