Honest and courageous teams always outperform those who lack trust, honesty and courage to speak their minds. As a leader, it is your job to help build honest teams with common values, transparency and courage to have real, much needed conversations.
Be yourself and speak the truth
Be yourself. Always and in every exchange. Even if something doesn’t work out long-term it is always better (especially in retrospect) to have spoken the truth and said what you believe and think then to have faked to be something or someone you’re not.
How to work with unhappy clients
All people can and at times will become unhappy. Unfortunately, this unhappiness can frequently manifest itself across work and be left for you to deal with. Here’s what to do. Listen to what happened and what matters to them Manage the situation, contain, analyse and own any mistakes made by you or your teams Follow up with the client in …
Stop comparing yourself to others
Stop comparing yourself to others. Be who you truly are on focus on your major goals and get your priorities in order. People will talk, have opinions, ideas, but none of them should have control over your life and your future…it’s yours, own it!
Stay true to yourself
Don’t change or compromise your beliefs for someone else’s gain. When I say this, I obviously reference your positive morals, your high standards and your quality performance. Should you have any negative or detrimental habits or beliefs, by all means, feel free to change those. 😉 Your ethical standards are your compass in life and as such they will keep …
LinkedIn endorsements
Endorsements should be honest and sincere. Please only endorse people and their skills which you have witnessed first hand and can attest to. This video is prompted by a trend where people are endorsing skills on LinkedIn (among other social networks) of people they have never worked with. While everyone enjoys and appreciates recognition and support, I don’t understand the …
Leaders own problems and provide solutions, not excuses
Leadership is about solutions, collaboration, motivation and empowerment. In order to be successful as a leader you must be honest, transparent and accountable. You must take ownership of issues that lay within your area of responsibility and leadership and move towards their ultimate resolutions. When they came into existence is less important than what will you do to solve them.
Honest communication
Demonstrate clear appreciation and respect for your community, staff, clients and partners by communicating honestly. While at times you may not be able to disclose everything known to you you should still be honest when it comes to the direction, planning and strategy that you intend to take. Don’t lie to people and don’t go out of your way to …