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Delegate Desired Results, Not Activities

Lead Change Blog

Posted in Career Development Leadership Development Why is delegating so dang hard? Author information Kristy Smith Kristy contributes her first Leadership Aha moment to the day she almost lost her marbles! Let’s face it, depending on others is scary, but it’s absolutely necessary for growth – yours and theirs!

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7 Effective Leadership Skills Every New Manager Should Know

Lead from Within

It’s a role that demands not only technical expertise but also effective leadership skills. To succeed as a new manager and lead your team to excellence, you’ll need to hone specific leadership skills. In this blog, we’ll explore seven essential leadership skills that every new manager should know and cultivate.

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How Awareness Accelerates Your Leadership Growth and Improves Team Culture

Great Results Team Building

Awareness accelerates leadership growth and improves your team culture. A study by the Harvard Business Review found that self-awareness is a key predictor of leadership success, with self-aware leaders being more effective decision-makers. Awareness accelerates Leadership Growth!

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Leadership vs. Management: What Type of Leader Are You?

Lead from Within

In the world of business, leadership and management are often depicted as two distinct circles. For CEOs and executives, understanding when to embrace leadership and when to lean into management is crucial for success. Leadership introduces more human elements into the equation, making it less predictable than management.

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Why is Collaboration Difficult For Some Leaders and How to Make it Easier

Lead from Within

When leaders work together with their team, they can achieve greater productivity, creativity, and teamwork. However, leadership is not about getting credit. By focusing on the success of the team and the larger goals, leaders can let go of the need to be in the spotlight and instead create a culture of teamwork and shared success.

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Leadership and Work Teams

Great Leadership By Dan

This makes teamwork even more crucial to overall success or failure for the organization. The rhetoric surrounding this critical aspect of work tends to indicate that organizations and senior leaders are champions of teamwork and that they have the team ‘nut’ cracked - the reality however, points to a very different scenario.

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Good Team Leaders Checklist

Leading Blog

H IGH-PERFORMING teams have six characteristics: leadership, organization, communication, knowledge, experience, and discipline, says former Air Force F-115 pilot James Murphy. But among these, leadership comes first. Bad leadership will doom a team. Delegate, trust, and develop leadership in others.

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