How To Be a Great Leader

Be a Role Model

Your job is to role model the right behaviors. You do this by the way you talk, the decisions you make.

Control your Anger

Leaders understand how to control anger rather than let it control them.

Inspire Others

You inspire people by the way you link what they do to what matters to them.

Look people in the eye

The power of looking someone in the eye is immensely powerful. It’s where all the stories you tell as a leader are communicated from.

Tell stories

People won’t follow you unless they can relate to you and stories create that relationship.

Genuinely Care about People

These are the small ways you can show people you care. When you care about people, they care about you and respect your direction.

Be Clear What you Stand For

The whole act of following someone starts with what they stand for.

Get in the Trenches

Show people that you don’t believe in hierarchy by doing what they do. As a leader, you’re not better than your team who follow you. What they do, you do.

Don’t Be Afraid to Ask for Help

It’s okay to ask for help and that doesn’t make you any less of a leader.

Delegate Tasks Thoughtfully

Picking tasks that also support the personal interests of your team.

Be okay with not doing everything well

Nobody can be truly good at everything no matter their education. You have a list of strengths and weaknesses.

Praise but don’t forget to have the hard conversations

Praising is important and so is having the tough conversations when someone isn’t giving their best.

Keep it simple

A few key goals are all you need. Leaders that say they are going to do it all almost always end up doing not much.

Know There Will Be a Few People Who Don’t Like You

As a leader, you’ll have some people that love you, some that don’t love you or hate you and then some people that think everything you do sucks.