Don’t Fail as a Leader – Start Coaching Employees off Your Team
If you aren’t coaching them off your team and to the next phase of their career, you are failing them and as a leader.
Leading yourself means being aware of your strengths and areas of opportunity. It means being honest with yourself about who you are and what you are capable of. Only when you have a strong sense of self-awareness can you begin to lead others authentically and effectively.
Leadership is not a rank. It's an approach. Leadership is not about making people do things. It's about the ability to inspire them to do something. Being a leader today means having the knowledge, skills, competence, and understanding of engaging, motivating, and managing people.
If you aren’t coaching them off your team and to the next phase of their career, you are failing them and as a leader.
The greatest failure of most leadership is accepting the status quo. Your leadership needs to evolve. Practical ways to refine your leadership identity.
The most common and most damaging mistakes that will drastically impact your effectiveness as a leader involve interacting with people in the wrong way.
Get your employees to speak up. Ask these questions to improve your business, employee engagement, and customer experience.
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