Leadership Ideas

I recently read an article where Google employees were surveyed about what makes an highly effective leader. I was not surprised by what the writer, Michael Schneider, shared with his readers. Leadership is about communicating with others. Google employees shared what many employees would say about their leadership. They want leaders who don’t stress them but can “stretch” them. Good leaders help employees and future leaders goals by coaching and mentoring. We tend to find the fault in others when we should be finding them doing “something right”.

Last week was tough as I looked inward on how to motivate our workforce. We were struggling to meet our monthly objectives. After meeting with the supervisors I realized it really was quite simple. Listen to them and they will tell you how to achieve the goals. Too many times leaders forget where they came from and  what it takes to do the job.

Listening is an art form that leaders must master

Having been in several different leadership roles I have found that I cannot be one type of leader. Each situation asks me to use different skills to help resolve the issue. An important issue I learned this week is to listen to what other leaders are saying. Too many leaders want everything to go their way but I believe it is important to develop leaders to be able to make decisions in my absence. This isn’t easy in stressful situations. It take several types of leadership styles to be a good leader

Karl

This is my first blog in our Chronister Leadership site. Using the 30 day blog challenge to get a good site. We are still under construction and learning. Looking for feedback

Karl