The Top 10 Ways To Improve Your Leadership Skills

Written by Ronya Banks


Whether you consciously aware of it or not, on some level you are continually leading yourself and others. As a result, it would only make sense that you strive to improve your leadership skills and getrepparttar most out of life for everyone in your sphere.

If you desire to lead a passion-filled life wherein you are a positive influence to everyone, you will enjoy incorporatingrepparttar 104190 following practices to assist you in consistently living your life as a conscious and strong LEADER.

1. Have a clear vision of yourself, others, andrepparttar 104191 world.

Who are you? What do you stand for? What is your life purpose? How do you want to influence others? How do you want to contribute to yourself, your family, friends, colleagues, andrepparttar 104192 world? Answer these questions to formulate a concrete vision of yourself and your world. Then, start living your life asrepparttar 104193 leader who makes your vision a reality!

2. Know and utilize your strengths and gifts.

You have unique gifts that you were born with and personal strengths you’ve developed over your lifetime. Realizing and utilizing these gifts and strengths will assist you in being a formidable leader.

3. Live in accordance with your morals and values.

Making choices and taking actions out of accordance with your morals and values leaves you with a nagging “Bad” feeling. This feeling seeping you’re your subconscious serves to hinder your success in your career and your relationships. Onrepparttar 104194 other hand, making choices and taking actions aligned with your morals and values helps you succeed almost effortlessly. People sense integrity and will naturally respect your opinion and leadership.

4. Lead others with inclusiveness and compassion.

The greatest leaders are those who include everyone in their sphere of influence by recognizing each person’s greatest value. To be one of these leaders, look beyondrepparttar 104195 obvious and see others with insight and compassion. Many of history's greatest leaders have admitted that they rose torepparttar 104196 top because another leader recognized and harnessed their potential.

5. Set definitive goals and follow concrete action plans.

You have to know where your destination is before you can map out a plan to get there. To improve your leadership skills, first set specific life goals with appropriate timelines. Design your goals by moving backwards fromrepparttar 104197 end of your life torepparttar 104198 present week. Then, formulate action plans you can commit to that will get you to where you want to be.

A Staff That Lasts

Written by Ronya Banks


One of today’s greatest challenges facing business operators is retaining qualified, valuable employees or staff members. Because ofrepparttar high costs, increased time and stress of training new employees resulting from high turnover, savvy business operators are always looking to improve their relationship skills and business practices in order to retain their valuable employees and maintain a long-term satisfied and dedicated staff. The following tips will helprepparttar 104189 business operator have a Staff that Lasts.

1.Give quality time to your valued employees.

The more quality time you dedicate to your employees,repparttar 104190 more valued your employees will feel. Increaserepparttar 104191 quality of this time by making eye contact with them during your interactions, and always remember to take time out of your busy day to stop and communicate with your employees.

2.Really LISTEN to your staff members.

Pay close attention to what your staff members are saying. Repeat back to your staff members what you heard them say to make sure that you heard them correctly, and also to show your staff members that you’ve been listening. Empathize with your staff members experiencing difficulty, and empower them to take actions to consistently produce positive results.

3.Verbally acknowledge your employees regularly.

Let your employees know that you appreciate their hard work and dedication. Verbally acknowledge them for their contribution and celebrate their successes. This will motivate your employees to continue maintaining an optimal level of performance.

4.Motivate your staff to take risks and try new things.

A staff that is motivated and allowed to take risks will be more creatively engaged and satisfied with their duties, and their innovative creativeness will produce profitable results. They will never be bored, and they will be looking forward to working on Monday.

5.Recognize your valuable employees with Employee Recognition Programs.

Implement an “Employee ofrepparttar 104192 Month” program or you can choose an award title that will be more applicable to your business practices. Award recipients love to see their name on a plaque hanging onrepparttar 104193 wall and see an article of appreciation written about them posted for all to see. They feel successful and appreciated.

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