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Podcast Episode #55 — How To Improve Your Leadership with Effective Feedback

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Hello, and welcome to the Leadership Done Right Podcast, Episode 55: How To Improve Your Leadership with Effective Feedback.

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Tip of the Week

Hi friends! I hope you are doing well and enjoying life. Today, I want to start with a quick tip. As a leader or as a follower, it is so important to have patience, understanding, and just be kind.

Most leaders sincerely care about the well-being of those they lead. They work hard and do their very best. Give them the benefit of the doubt and don’t be overly critical.

If you don’t understand why they are doing something a certain way, just ask them. You never know what demands, challenges, or difficulties they face, so be understanding, patient, and try to put yourself in their shoes.

Sneak Peek

In today’s episode, we are going to look at types of feedback, how to request and give it, and four groups from which to ask feedback.

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With that thought in mind, I want to let you know that I am doing my very best to make each episode beneficial to each of you, so you can become a better leader. I share practical leadership tips and insights, interview great leaders with a variety of backgrounds, and share inspirational stories. [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #55 — How To Improve Your Leadership with Effective Feedback

3 Steps to Effectively Lead By Example

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Welcome to the Leadership Done Right YouTube Video of the Week, 3 Steps to Effectively Lead By Example!

Several years ago when I was a young leader, I had a great leader that taught me many valuable lessons that stuck with me. He was very experienced and successful. One of the most important lessons he taught me was how to effectively lead by example.

3 Steps to Effectively Lead By Example

Three Techniques to Lead By Example

He explained three steps to effective lead by example that every good leader should follow.

1. Teach followers what to do.

The first step of leading by example is teaching your followers what you expect of them and what they should do. Teach them how to do their jobs effectively. Teach them successful leadership principles and how to be good leaders.

This teaching is usually done through sit down meetings, phone calls, group discussions, and other forms of verbal explanations. This teaching can also be done in a classroom setting. What’s most important is that you teach your followers what to how to do their jobs and be good leaders. [Read more…] about 3 Steps to Effectively Lead By Example

Three Techniques to Effectively Lead By Example

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Several years ago when I was a young leader, I had a great leader that taught me many valuable lessons that  stuck with me. That leader was very experienced, well known, and successful. One lesson he taught me was how to effectively lead by example.

Three Techniques to Lead By Example

He explained three techniques that every good leader should follow.

Teach followers what to do.

To lead by example, It is very important to teach your followers how to do their jobs effectively and be good leaders by following successful leadership principles. This teaching should come in the form of verbal explanations. On many occasions, this teaching is done in a classroom setting. As the leader, you should verbally teach your followers to be good leaders so they can lead effectively when called upon.
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Understand Personality Type Indicator Tests

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Have you ever heard of personality type indicator tests?  Several years ago, I worked for a company that took a unique approach to training their employees.  They had an extensive human relations training program for all company management.  After working for the company for a few months, I attended a series of classes to learn and understand personality type indicator tests.  I attended two classes that were dedicated to the “True Colors” and Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) personality type indicator tests.

Are personality type indicator tests useful?

What is a personality type indicator test?

A personality type indicator test is a questionnaire or other standardized instrument designed to reveal aspects of an individual’s character or psychological makeup. The first personality type indicator tests were developed in the early 20th century and were intended to ease the process of personnel selection, particularly in the armed forces. Since the early efforts of these tests, a wide variety of personality type indicator tests have been developed, notably the Myers Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), the MMPI, and a number of tests based on the Five Factor Model of personality. Today, personality type indicator tests are used in a range of contexts, including individual and relationship counseling, career planning, and employee selection and development. (Wikipedia.org)

The purpose of personality type indicator tests is to explain the thought and action process of people with different backgrounds or genetic makeups.  The tests usually categorize people.  Some of the categories include: introvert vs extravert, leader vs follower, peacemaker vs aggressor, etc.  These tests are designed to help leaders know how to work successfully with people of all different backgrounds. [Read more…] about Understand Personality Type Indicator Tests

The Power Of Choices

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Do you understand the power of choices?  Everyday brings new choices and challenges.  You have to choose what to eat, what to wear, how to spend your time, what projects to work on, where you spend your money, who you spend your time with, etc.  We have to make many choices everyday.  Some of the choices are hard and others are easy.  As a leader, it is important to make good choices.  In this post I will share three important aspects of choices for you to consider to help you understand the power of choices.

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Your power of choices as the leader

The power of choices is very evident as a leader.  You make choices all the time that almost always effect someone else.  Many times your choices have a major impact on those you lead.  In addition, the choices you make, as a leader, directly effect the behavior of your followers.  You set the example.  As you make good choices, there is a good chance those you lead will follow suit and make good choices as well.  At the same time, when you make bad choices you send a message to your followers that bad choices are okay.  (Have you seen the companies in the news with multiple people making bad choices?)

Do you understand the power of choices?

Ultimately, you have the power of choices and with that, you can choose between three types of choices.

  1. Good Choices.  There are many choices that are good.  Many of the good choices will help you move in the right direction in your life.  They allow you to do good things that will help yourself  and others.
  2. Better Choices.  However, even though there are many good choices, there are also better choices.  The better choices come in disguise because they are a little harder to see right off the bat.  The better choices help you reach your goals a little faster than the good choices.  They help you to move in a right direction but at a quicker pace than the good choices.
  3. Best Choices.  In addition to the good and better choices, there are also the best choices.  The best choices help you reach your goals the quickest.  They can be looked at as the top level choices.  As leaders, you should always seek the best choices.

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How Not To Lead By Example

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When you are the leader, it is important that you lead by example. The way you lead by example permeates your team, coworkers, management, customers, and everyone you come in contact. When you set a good example, it has a positive impact. If, however, you set a bad example, it has a very negative impact.

How Not To Lead By Example

Several years ago I had an experience where I had a leader that wasn’t a leader at all. When I worked under him he was responsible for training, leading by example, and giving a vision. As part of that responsibility, he was supposed to give us direction on what to do and how to do it. How Not To Lead By Example

This was very important because we were all very new and he was the one with the most experience. His training and guidance was especially important because in the environment we worked in, we had very strict and specific rules and regulations that we had to follow. If we didn’t follow the rules with exactness, it would lead to major problems down the road. His guidance was very important.

Shirking Responsibilities

My leader regularly fell short on his responsibilities to the whole team. He didn’t lead by example and wouldn’t do his job because he was lazy and didn’t want to put forth the effort. When he would try to do his job, he would go on a power trip and become a dictator.

Negativity

He would put people down as he told them to do exactly what he said. When he got on his power trips, he would constantly say we needed to follow his “example” of how to get the job done.  He would get an arrogant attitude as if he had been setting the perfect example all along.

Lack of Motivation

As I worked under him, there were many times where I found that I had to prod him to do his job and fulfill his responsibilities.  I understand that no one is perfect and everyone has their shortfalls, but as a leader he didn’t even put forth an effort to lead by example.  In no way was he an example that we could follow.

Summary

As you can see from the example above, the way you lead by example has a great impact on others. My leader’s poor example had a big impact on me and everyone around me. If he were to lead by example in a good way, it would have had a much different impact on everyone.

Have you ever gone through a situation like this?  How did you handle the situation?  How do you set the example for your people to follow?  Please share your thoughts in the comments section below!

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