Respect

Podcast Episode #17 — Q&A: 5 Tips To Lead In An Environment Of Mixed Emotions

By Brandon W. Jones on September 25, 2017 0

Hello, and welcome to the Leadership Done Right podcast, Episode 17: Q&A — 5 Tips To Lead In An Environment Of Mixed Emotions

LDR 017: Q&A: 5 Tips To Lead In An Environment Of Mixed Emotions

Before we get into this week’s episode, I want to give a quick personal update. A few weeks ago, in episode #15 I mentioned five tips to handle uncertainty with confidence. As part of that episode, I mentioned that my wife and I were anxiously awaiting the birth of our fourth child. This past Wednesday my wife woke me around 5:45 AM to say, “The time has come!” She went into labor about a 45 minutes earlier and was having the beginning contractions.

From there we made our final arrangements and headed to the hospital. After many hours of pain, anxiety, excitement, and a mixed range of other emotions, we welcomed our little baby girl into the world! My wife was a champ! Through it all, she maintained her patience, and did it all without any pain meds. The best part of the whole experience occurred that night when we introduced our new baby to our other three kids. They were so excited to meet their new little sister and the newest member of our family.

Q&A: 5 Tips To Lead In An Environment Of Mixed Emotions

In this week’s episode, I’m going to answer a listener question from Sani Sani from Papua New Guinea. The question is, “How do we lead in an environment where there are mixed emotions and mixed views about issues?” This question couldn’t be more applicable to what life is like right now. There are a wide variety of opinions and viewpoints in the world, probably more than ever before! [Read more…] about Podcast Episode #17 — Q&A: 5 Tips To Lead In An Environment Of Mixed Emotions

Why Are Employers And Employees Looking For Honest Leaders?

By Brandon W. Jones on August 25, 2014 0

This is a guest post by James Copper. He is a blogger who loves to write on job finding topics. He is also writing academic papers for the customers of Assignment Box who want to become an honest leader to facilitate their employers and employees.

Honest Leaders

In a recent survey, it is proved that not only employers but employees also look for dedicated leaders. Honest leaders are dedicated to their work and use strategies that benefit both employers and employees. High productivity, high output and high performance are some of the signs of an honest leader that makes them stand out from other types of leaders. Anyone can become an honest leader by learning some strategies that are commonly used by these types of leaders. If you are also interested in learning honest leadership approaches, then have a look at the information shared below. Learn the strategies shared below to become a leader that boosts up business performance in an honest way.

Confidence

Honesty means you believe in yourself and in your team members. Being completely honest with yourself and your team members will raise your company performance and create new opportunities for your team. Whether it is an economic good time or bad, if you have confidence in yourself and your team, then you can easily overcome the hurdles that stop you from growing. It will not only prove to your team members that you trust them, but also raise their motivation at work. In this way, you will enhance employees’ productivity and company performance as well. Remember, if you would not trust your employees, then you are to face a number of hurdles in accomplishing the future goals of your company owners. [Read more…] about Why Are Employers And Employees Looking For Honest Leaders?

Prevent Leadership from Becoming Micromanagement

By Brandon W. Jones on July 18, 2013 0

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

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

Five Qualities To Help You Earn Respect As A Leader

By Brandon W. Jones on October 1, 2012 4

One challenge many leaders face is gaining the respect of those they lead. This can be a challenge for leaders at all stages of their career whether they are brand new or seasoned leaders. Respect is fundamental to being a good leader because it allows you to have influence. When leaders cannot gain respect, it is very difficult for them to get people to do things. On the flip side, however, a leader that gains respect from those they lead, is able to build unity, trust, and camaraderie with those they lead.

So what qualities lead to respect? What can you focus your improvement activities on so that you can gain the respect of those you lead. Below you will find five qualities that you can focus on to improve respect that people have for you.

Obedience

In leadership, there area many rules and regulations that you must follow on a regular basis. The rules and regulations come from company policies and procedures; federal, state, and local laws; and industry standards and ethical codes. As a leader, it essential that you do all you can to follow all the rules and regulations that go along with your business or industry. [Read more…] about Five Qualities To Help You Earn Respect As A Leader

This Week’s Top 5 Leadership Blog Posts – 6/22/2012

By Brandon W. Jones on June 22, 2012 0

As a leader, you probably have many leadership responsibilities. This week has been one of those weeks for me and it has been a challenging week to keep up on blogging. Because my time was so limited, I just decided to highlight some of the posts that I really enjoyed without taking the time to post my thoughts on each post.

Some of the posts that I am highlighting in this weeks top 5 leadership blog posts were about leadership relationships. As a leader, it is very important to work to maintain good relationships with those you lead. The relationships you make as a leader are very important because leaderships are, in many cases, far more important than the actual work you do.

I hope you enjoy my favorite posts from this week!

4 Essentials For Cultural Leadership By William Powell

It’s been said so many times, but it’s worth repeating, “Good leadership is more than getting tasks accomplished.” Quality leadership develops people. It builds people up, inspires confidence and makes a genuine, positive difference in everything it touches. One thing that leadership MUST do is influence, maintain and perpetuate culture.

Often times leaders get so focused on WHAT to do that HOW to do things becomes open for interpretation. Don’t misunderstand what I mean by this. It isn’t a license or call to micro-manage people or bureaucratically babysit them. It is a delicate balance – a dance if you will. People need their autonomy and enough freedom for the individuality to shine through. The line needs to be drawn where the desired expression of individuality begins to erode the desired culture and THAT is where cultural leadership must be effective. [Read more…] about This Week’s Top 5 Leadership Blog Posts – 6/22/2012

How To Lose The Trust Of Those You Lead

By Brandon W. Jones on May 14, 2012 2

Honesty gives you strength. When you are honest you have complete knowledge that everything you said was the truth. You can have a clear mind and feel confident that nothing you said or did will come back to haunt you.

When you are honest in every way, you are able to enjoy peace of mind and maintain self-respect. You build strength of character, which allows you to be of service to others. You are trustworthy in the eyes of those around you. ~Unknown Author

On the other hand, if you are dishonest in your words or actions, you will hurt yourself or those around you. You will lose the trust of your closest associates, and that trust will be hard if not impossible to regain.

Some forms of dishonesty include lying, cheating, and stealing. Three major consequences that come as a result of dishonesty are:

1. Loss of Self-worth

When you are dishonest, you will feel a loss in your sense of self-worth. When you are dishonest, you are telling yourself and the world that you are not good enough to do things the honest way. With each choice you make, you know what is honest and what is not. When you make dishonest choices, you are hurting yourself as well as others. Because you know yourself, you know the truth about everything you say and do. With each time you say something that is not true, you begin to lose your feelings of self-worth. [Read more…] about How To Lose The Trust Of Those You Lead