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5 Of The Most Common Leadership Mistakes

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This is a guest post by Sophie Eagan. She is a leadership writer for 360 Degrees Feedback. Sophie has worked in HR since she was just 16 years old, she knows full well the common leadership mistakes that can be made by leaders. She has specific experience in leadership feedback and regularly emphasizes the importance of requesting feedback from within ones own company to identify problems before they arise. 

A lot of people do say that it is better to make leadership mistakes as these provide the perfect learning curve, though it is much better to make these mistakes away from the field, or even making them in the first place! I am going to discuss the most common leadership mistakes and management errors, this should hopefully deter you from making the same mistakes, if you can learn about that here in this article, rather than through experience you will save yourself a lot of trouble.

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1. The Absence Of Feedback

Let’s say, you have a fantastic sales representative, but they have a habit of answering the phone in an unprofessional manner. You do know about this but would much prefer to wait for the review to come up so you can bring it up. This is a big problem, until they have actually been told about the problem, they will continue to do the exact same thing, putting off potential customers. By not providing the correct feedback you are actually starving your staff of the opportunity to improve their performance.

2. Having No Time For The Team

Being a manager or a leader of a team, you can sometimes wrap yourself up so much in your own work that you do not have time for the team what so ever. Everyone has deadlines and projects they need to hand in on time, it is not just you! Without proper guidance and support, none of your team will actually know what to do and therefore won’t meet any of their objectives, which can put certain projects behind for weeks or even months! You can avoid this mistake by making blocks in your schedule solely for your team, you want your door to “always be open”. [Read more…] about 5 Of The Most Common Leadership Mistakes

Leadership Strategies to Enhance Employee Productivity

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This is a guest post by Dora Houston. Dora is currently working as an essay-writing specialist at bestdissertation.com, which is an online platform for getting best dissertations and other writing assistance. I am also providing aid to students on career possibilities and other academic success related topics. Besides, I enjoy writing about current trends and innovations in education, technology, motivation and traveling.

The questions that linger in my mind are, “Are all managers’ leaders?” and “Are all leaders Managers?” Managers deal with the planning, organizing, directing, hiring and coordination of activities in an organization. A leader on the other hand is one with a vision which is communicated to followers and will positively influence. The use of targets so as to achieve a specific goal or goals is it a motivating factor. Mostly managers will use targets but a leader will positively energize and motivate the followers so that they can meet the specific goal. When motivation is pegged to targets its intimidating which means then those employees will deliver for the fear of repercussion. On the other hand, a leader will increase productivity by motivating followers with a vision that relates to their own success making followers want to freely work towards the vision.

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Where there is a leader, there are followers meaning that followers tend to observe what their leader does and emulate. Managers tend to use their title to get things done but a leader needs to be at the forefront and be hands on. This reminds me of a day I was in queuing in the banking hall to get my debit card renewed and there is a power glitch in the specific building. This resulted to some tension within the bank because it caused some delay which we could not understand. At that point, the bank manager came to where customers were queuing and started explaining the issue as well as trying to solve problems that may not necessarily require the use of the system. That’s my point; a leader must show the followers how to deal with issues and other challenges that come up time and time again. The follower feels the need to take up responsibility as the leader is doing. If the manager lacked leadership skills he would have been at the employees asking why this and that is not being done which forces employees to accomplish the task under duress which will result to less productivity. [Read more…] about Leadership Strategies to Enhance Employee Productivity

The Winning Strategy To Make The Right Choice

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This is a guest post by Melisa Marsett. She is a young, though talented writer. Melisa mainly works on such topics as leadership, psychology, and business. Her works can also be found at http://cleverpaperwritingservices.com/.  It is easy to get more information about this author at Google+

How many decisions do we make during the day? Ten? Twenty? One hundred? We make decisions every minute. No matter how usual and standard our actions seem to be, all of them are the products of our choice. The only difference is that most of our solutions are spontaneous and random. Nonrandom connected with intellectual efforts are taken not that often.

The Winner's strategy to Make the Right ChoiceIn business, just as in life, we constantly have to make decisions, and in most cases this necessity is quite unexpected. What helps us in these situations? How to make the right choice? How to find the right way? A wise man says that when you do not know which decision to take, flip a nickel and see what you get. If you are satisfied with the result, then so be it. If you feel doubts, choose another option.

We have to admit that ready-made recipes for all occasions do not exist, and each person has the freedom to choose. But it is unlikely that you will put mineral oil into the engine of an expensive car. It is doubtful that you put on your favorite track suit to go to a business dinner or social events. There are certain principles and rules based on knowledge, which are shared by most people. At the same time, everyone has the freedom of choice – what kind of oil to use or what to wear. Thus, your real choice is based on the actual situation, capabilities, preferences and, of course, common sense.

And how do we make difficult decisions? Do we take into account all possible options? Do we listen to our inner voice? Do we consider rational factors, or rely on intuition? [Read more…] about The Winning Strategy To Make The Right Choice

How To Obtain Your Dream Career

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This is a guest post written by Rhys Bates. He works for Washington essay writing company which deals with student writing skills development. He helps students boost their confidence and maximize their abilities.

The question that parents and grownups often ask children is ‘what do you want to be when you grow up?’ You might have grown up answering the question. When you were a little child the answer that you may have given might have been different every month and your parents may have been amused then. But it is when you reach adolescence that this question assumes a seriousness that cannot be underestimated.

It is this very same question that influences your education, as well, because education can very often pave way to your dream career. If you clearly know what you need to do in your life, then you can pursue the education that will prepare you for a life in that particular field. For instance, if a child wants to be a doctor then he/she can go to medical school and pursue the field of medicine. Almost every field of human endeavor from science and technology to agriculture has become an academic discipline.

How To Obtain Your Dream CareerThere might be students that are not able to pinpoint their chosen dream career. Such students need to take the help of career guidance counselors. Career guidance counselors can point students in the right directions. After a few interviews the counselor will be able to understand the student’s interests. These interests can then be analyzed and the career guidance counselor will be able to suggest a few careers that suit the interests of the student.

Parents, students and guidance counselors need to work together to ensure that the student makes the right decision. Going for higher education is the next step. The educational establishment that offers courses in the chosen academic discipline will then take this a step further by helping the student narrow the field of interest. For instance, if the student decides to go for business management and MBA, the educational institution will help in choosing whether the student prefers finance, human resources etc. [Read more…] about How To Obtain Your Dream Career

Build Your Successful Team

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This is a guest post by Paul Smith. Paul Smith is an experienced writer. He is a versatile person who is keen on writing on topics of business, social media, personal development etc.

Being a real leader is not an easy task. But it’s your only way to real success as one person will never reach the heights which can be reached by the professional and well-organized team. Yes, you can be a good leader but who you are without a team? By the way, building a successful team that will perform all the given tasks – and even more, is not an easy task. But if you’re a real leader, you will cope with it, right? So, here are just some suggestions on how to create a team that exceeds your expectations:

  1. Know your leadership style and keep to it. A leader who doesn’t know himself and the work methods needed at a particular time, will unlikely be able to build a strong team. Pick the leadership style according to the field of your business and your temperament.
  2. Communicate. When you’re a boss, it’s not the cause for getting isolated from the people who work with you. Just the opposite – communicate even more to know their passions, strengths and weaknesses. When you know the strengths and preferences of each team member, you can give them the tasks they will perform best. And, in this case, in addition to developing their talents, you’ll get a bigger revenue.
  3. Building Successful TeamsClarify the goals. Don’t just delegate tasks – set the goals so each employee will be oriented on the concrete result. The company’s goal should be understandable and inspiring for the people.
  4. Distribute and interconnect the responsibilities. Working in a team means giving support and be depending on each other’s performance. That’s why if the team is well structured and motivated, the higher work quality of one employee improves the performance of the others.
  5. Motivate people and acknowledge their high results. Everyone wants to be appraised for a good performance, and if one doesn’t get it, it leads to a hidden dissatisfaction. Yes, it’s very simple, but anyway, compliment your workers for a well-done job.
  6. Control and direct your people. Even if you picked the best professionals, it doesn’t mean that they automatically make a good team. At the beginning it’s your task to give them different kinds of job to test them and redistribute the responsibilities if necessary. But don’t just fire those who are not very good at this particular position. Look closely at them, maybe, they will be brilliant at something other?
  7. Support the team spirit by regular meetings and celebrating good results. But don’t let these actions be too formal. Let them be another chance to get to know people better and find the ways for achieving big goals.

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Prevent Leadership from Becoming Micromanagement

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This is a guest post by Chloe Trogden.  She is a seasoned financial aid writer who covers specific opportunities such as grants for college. Her leisure activities include camping, swimming and volunteer work.

Dangers of Micromanagement

Many good leaders let their dedication and attention to detail become too much of a good thing – to the point where they are double-checking every detail of their employees’ work or they can’t let their employees make any

Prevent Leadership from Becoming Micromanagement

independent decisions, crippling work flow and robbing employees of a needed sense of autonomy or pride in a job well done.

Here are a few tips for how to prevent your leadership from becoming micromanagement: Take an honest look at your own management style. Is it more like micromanagement than leadership? Is it flirting dangerously close to the edge? Learning how to control this impulse will help you to create a happier work force that is more invested in their work and produces better results.

Learn to Delegate

When you maintain control over every aspect of a project or the decision making, you are micromanaging. It is important that you learn to delegate so that your employees feel empowered to make decisions and can use their unique skills to make a project successful. Rob them of that ability to make decisions for themselves, and they won’t make any. [Read more…] about Prevent Leadership from Becoming Micromanagement