Four Leadership Skills That Will Drive Team Performance

Whether you are in a management position or want to be promoted into a leadership role in your organization, the challenges remain the same. New leadership skills are required for an ever-changing, multi-generational and diverse workplace. Today's crop of potential managers and leaders must have exceptional people skills and master the ability to connect with others on an emotional level to build collaborative teams, communicate in a way that everyone will understand, educate their team on what they need to know, and help grow others by delegating often.

Worth Remembering - If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people to collect wood and don't design tasks that work for them; instead, teach them to long for the immensity of the sea. - Antoine de Saint-Exupery.

Connecting. Exceptional managers and leaders can make an emotional connection. They know that if you can't connect with others emotionally, you stand little chance of capturing their heads, hearts and hands. Your success and the success of your organization hinges on your ability to bring people together and build a collaborative team.

Communicating. Exceptional managers and leaders know that communication is everything. They realize that they aren't the most important person in the conversation. If you can't send the message in a way everyone understands, then whatever you say will mean absolutely nothing. You must make sure everyone is on the same page.

Educating. Exceptional managers and leaders can teach others what they need to know to complete the task and reach individual and team goals. They understand that not everyone learns the same way. The key to teaching someone is to find out how they like to learn and prepare them in their preferred style.

Delegating. Exceptional managers and leaders know they can't do it alone. They understand that you must give up control to get control. They know that if they don't delegate some of their responsibilities to others on their team, they are robbing them of their opportunity to grow. Successful managers and leaders resist the urge to micromanage.

Worth Remembering - To each, there comes a moment when they are offered a chance that's fitted to their talents. What a tragedy if that moment finds them unprepared or unqualified. - Sir Winston Churchill.

Are you looking to become an exceptional manager or leader? Develop these four skills. Learn to connect with others, communicate in a way your team likes, educate them on what they need to know and grow your people by delegating often.

Copyright 2024. Brian Smith—Power Link Dynamics. Not to be reproduced without permission. This article was written without AI Assistance. Brian specializes in helping others communicate and interact more effectively, resolve conflict, build collaborative teams, and motivate others to perform at their best. Brian's programs can be delivered virtually, online, or in person.