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10 Easy Steps To Become a Better Leader Today

By Brandon W. Jones on June 9, 2017 0

If your goal is to become a better leader today, you have come to the right post! This post focuses on 10 easy steps you can start taking right now to become a better leader.

1. Know/Learn Your Strengths and Weaknesses

Many good leaders know some of their strengths and weaknesses, but the best leaders have an intimate knowledge of them. They know exactly what skills, habits, and attributes they possess that allow them to get the most bang for their buck. When you know your own strengths and weaknesses, you can leverage your strengths and hire others to handle tasks related to your weaknesses.

So how can you come to know your strengths and weaknesses? There are many things you can do to identify your strengths and weaknesses. You can write a list of what you do well and what is challenging for you. You can also take a self assessment that looks at your strengths and your weaknesses. My favorite self-assessment tool is found in the book called Strengths Finder 2.0 by Tom Rath.

2. Surround Yourself With Great People

Great leaders surround themselves with great people. They get great people to do many things for them. For example, some include:

Subject matter experts to oversee groups or projects they either don’t have time to address or are outside their area of expertise
Other team members on your work team
Business/financial consultants to help them make good personal and business financial decisions
Mentors/coaches that can help them learn and grow as a leader
Good friends that will tell them what they need to hear to grow at the time they need to hear it

This list is just a small sample of the great people with which leaders surround themselves. The key is putting people in your life that will have a positive impact on you and help you to be your best self. If you are wanting to grow as a leader, it is very important to find and put people around you that will help you reach those goals.

3. Increase Your Knowledge

To increase your knowledge there are many things you can do. You can read books about leadership, specific leaders that have gone through challenges and overcome them, self development, or books that explain leaders failures so you can learn from their mistakes. There are many different aspects of leadership that you can learn from books.

In addition to books, there are many other steps you can take to learn more about leadership. You can enroll in classes that focus on improving leadership, organizational behavior, and/or interpersonal interactions. There’s also classes that focus on your specific business or your chosen profession.

Additionally, you can take these classes online, at your local university or community college, or through adult education classes offered in your community.

In addition to books and classes you can also learn about leadership through Podcasts, blog posts, YouTube channels, leadership forums, and many other outlets. What’s most important is that you seek learning to become a better leader. The best leaders are always doing everything they can to learn. [Read more…] about 10 Easy Steps To Become a Better Leader Today

LDR Podcast Episode 1 — Introduction – Six Qualities of Great Leaders

By Brandon W. Jones on June 5, 2017 0

Hello and welcome to the Leadership Done Right Podcast! This is the first episode so I am going to tell a little about what you’ll find in the Leadership Done Right Podcast.

LDR Podcast Episode 1 — Introduction – Six Qualities of Great Leaders

In this podcast, we’ll discuss leadership theory, practical leadership, leadership in the news, leadership and personal development, and many other topics related to leadership. Additionally, I’ll interview leaders from a wide variety of backgrounds, so we can learn from their experiences. In the interviews, we’ll discuss how they became leaders, some of the challenges they went through, lessons they learned, and leadership principles they live by. [Read more…] about LDR Podcast Episode 1 — Introduction – Six Qualities of Great Leaders

Now!! Get Your Projects Done On Time!

By Brandon W. Jones on October 20, 2014 0

“Today is the deadline! You promised me that project would be done on time! Why is this project late?” “What are you going to do to get this job done now!?” If you have heard these statements and questions as a leader, you are not alone.

Get Your Projects Done on Time

Leaders everywhere are trying to produce quality results on time and within budget. In leadership, it is very important to get your desired results. So how do you get your employees to produce the desired results? It starts with two things.

First, you must properly explain the desired outcome at the start of the project.

In order to get the desired results, leaders must clearly explain their expectations. They must also identify the scope of the project and give clear objectives. In addition, the leader must let each person know what their specific responsibilities are and how their part fits into the entire project. Once you, as the leader, show them the big picture, they will have a greater sense of purpose as they do their part. In line with setting clear expectations, you must lay out the timeline, so everyone knows their due dates. As a final step, you must hold each person responsible to do their part. When they don’t do their part, you must follow through with the consequences. [Read more…] about Now!! Get Your Projects Done On Time!

Relevant Goals: Are Yours Up To Date?

By Brandon W. Jones on October 13, 2014 0

If you are anything like me, you are a goal setter. You write down an extensive set of goals at the beginning of each year and have all the expectations of getting each goal accomplished. Then midway through the year your priorities have shifted and your goals are irrelevant. You may ask yourself, “Do I even remember my goals from the beginning of the year?”

If that is the case, then this is a great post for you. For goals to be important, they must be up-to-date and relevant. So how do you make sure they are relevant goals? The following five steps will help you to keep your goals on track.

1. Write Out Your Goals

One of my favorite quotes about goals is by Steve Maraboli. He said, ““If you have a goal, write it down. If you do not write it down, you do not have a goal – you have a wish.” When you set goals, it is important to write them down. Writing them down does two things for you. First, the act of writing or typing them out helps to cement them in your own mind. Second, when you write down your goals, they are recorded for you on paper so you can refer back to them in the future. [Read more…] about Relevant Goals: Are Yours Up To Date?

Steps To Create An Effective Plan

By Brandon W. Jones on September 22, 2014 0

When you want to have success, it is very important to have a plan. The plan provides a guide so you take the right steps. Additionally, it is important that you have a thought out plan, not just something thrown together. I outlined below seven steps you can take to create and implement an effective plan.

1. Set the goal or desired outcome. (The Why)

If you don’t have a goal or desired outcome, there is no point in having a plan. If, however, you have a goal or desired outcome a plan is essential. Identify what the goal or desired outcome is so that you have the end in mind. From there, you can start on step 2.

2. Identify the steps required to reach the outcome. (The What)

How do you climb a mountain? One step at a time. When you create your plan, identify the big steps that lead to the desired outcome. Then break the big steps into smaller steps. The goal is to understand what you need to do from a 30,000 foot level (the big steps) and then get into the details (the smaller steps). [Read more…] about Steps To Create An Effective Plan

Transparent Leadership Is Important For Your Business Growth

By Brandon W. Jones on September 15, 2014 0

This is a guest post by Ashley Anderson. She is an intelligent content writer who writes on many blogs on some specific topics. Currently, she is focusing on transparent leadership to enhance performance of leaders who want coursework services – coursework box for their business growth.

All of us know that trust and clarity are the qualities of transparent leaders. Nowadays every employer looks to hire a leader that can carry out workplace environment in a transparent way. Transparency in the workplace is essential for raising efficiency and for the growth of the business. A transparent leader has the clear thought process. They can clearly define future targets of their business to their team members. If you are also inspired by the qualities of transparent leaders and want to turn your working environment transparent, you should read the information shared below. Read the information shared below to be a transparent leader.

Provide clear solutions

When a leader is transparent, the problems are solved more quickly than other leadership style. This is because transparent leaders openly share their ideas with their team member so it’s become easier for them overcome the hurdles and to accomplish the desire goals. In other words, these types of leader work hard to come up with plans that will allow them to overcome unexpected workplace problems. As future anticipation is one of the qualities of a great leader, you should also build it to bring transparency to your leadership. Otherwise, it would become a daunting task for you to tackle the things that are affecting your business operation in a negative manner. [Read more…] about Transparent Leadership Is Important For Your Business Growth