Leadership From Within

Leadership is vital to the success of any business — but what happens when leaders are functioning without an open mind due to long-standing approaches and beliefs? In short, disaster. When leaders lack empathy you’ll end up with unmotivated teams and overall poor performance. Poor leadership habits can slowly lead to employees’ lack of willingness, faith, and engagement. In order to build and retain your A-team, you have to?learn to lead an A-team .

?But identifying what is lacking in your empathy and trust within your leadership skills can pose a challenge. After all, you don’t know what you don't know.?

?The best place to start is with?you. Take a peek at our?tool kit and templates ?that support leadership that starts within. There tends to be a belief that leadership is about management, tools, and wielding power. It’s actually not about being in control of others as much as it is about being in control of yourself.?Good leaders are introspective ?and take time to learn about themselves.?

?There are various ways to grow your leadership skills.?True leadership development ?is about change from within. Self-awareness includes observing your gut feelings?and understanding how past interactions and experiences shape your current self.

?Here are three questions to ask yourself regarding your openness to changing and growing with your team:

Do you welcome honest feedback about others’ impressions of you??

Are you observant of your surroundings, particularly related to people?

How are your relationship-building skills?

?You must consistently put in work to pursue this view of yourself. As importantly, you must put in that work as a teammate. Self-improvement means organizational change and cultural change. While you never want to lose the spirit that got you to your leadership position, with the right balance, you’ll be able to evolve and better lead healthy teams.

?The Voltage Control team can help you identify areas for improvement and fine-tune your leadership skill for a more engaged team. Sign up for a?complimentary 30-minute consultation ?today.?

?Douglas Ferguson | President, Voltage Control

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