Leadership Tips

• Link vision to everything. The future keeps people energized, optimistic and aligned with the big picture.
• Ask before you tell. Leaders need to be effective listeners. Remember people don’t care what you know until they know that you care. Listening lets them know you do.
• Create opportunities for people to share ideas. They are looking for ways to contribute in a meaningful way.
• Let people know how they are doing. They need to know they are on track and meeting your expectations.  Don’t wait until annual reviews.  By then it might be too late.
• Give feedback regularly.  Weigh feedback towards the optimistic and positive. Even when you give negative feedback let the person know that you have confidence in their ability to improve.
• Get to know your people. We each bring who we are to what we do. Look for ways to engage your people in conversation and be authentic in your interest.
• Walk the talk. Let people know what your values are and be consistent in modeling those behaviors both in and outside of work.
• Reward and recognize performance as well as effort. People need to know that extra effort and high level performance matter.
• Check out your assumptions. Things change day by day. Make sure your assumptions are valid and based on fact. 
• Live process improvements.  Always be looking for other ways to do things. You don’t want to get stale and live on last year’s promises.
• Use a systems approach to implement and integrate change. Monitor and measure your results.
• Take care of yourself.  Get fit, eat right and stay balanced.