Leadership 101: 5

The truth of the matter about leadership is, whether leaders are born or bred, good leaders have key qualities and skillsets that are necessary for good leadership.

Whether you are working with people, processes, or problems, the way in which you perform demonstrates your leadership qualities and capabilities.

It is essential for you to know your strengths and your weaknesses and get the necessary help for you to perform as a leader you were made to be.

Therefore, it is essential for you to develop as a leader and lead effectively. Another truth is, leaders lead by example.

Whether they’re leading good or bad, someone is honing in, repeating and teaching those bad or good skills. It is essential that you learn the necessary skill sets of a leading and begin teaching and leading the right way.

Whether you’re thinking about leading or already leads, then you need to know the necessary skillsets.

Here are 5 examples of a bad leadership

If you’re witnessing this and/or practicing as described in any of these examples, then you are being led or you are leading poorly

1. The Gossiper:

You are a gossiper if you share any of your staff members’ information with anyone who doesn’t need that knowledge.

If you’re sharing this information with your subordinates on your staff’s equal level or you’re sharing it in a meeting that will not benefit this staff member in any way, you’re leading as a Gossiper.

If you’re listening to information about a staffer that’s not work related or will help to improve this staffer’s skillset or knowledge base, you’re leading as a Gossiper

2. The Blamer:

If you’re sharing information with your staff because you have identified that the problem was caused by a specific person, and you name that person, then you’re a Blamer.

If you share with you staff that your boss is calling for a change and you have nothing to do with it, then you’re considered a Blamer.

Ex. You cannot use a specific chair because after John sat in it, it malfunctioned. Instead of alerting you staff members that the chair should not be used because it is broken, you instead say, don’t use the chair because John broke it.

3. The Yeller:

If you’re reprimanding your staff in public and always yelling to get your point across, you’re frightening your staff into following you, instead of respecting you as their leader.

Therefore, your staff has very little respect for you and is adhering to your demands to quiet the environment or because they’re afraid of you and afraid to lose their job.

4. The Follower:

If you walk around the corner and someone gives you a good idea and you change the last good idea you had a minute ago, you are a follower and not a leader.

If wait to get every instruction from upper management instead of using your creativity to lead your team, then you are a follower.

If one of your staff members are running your department without the title, then you are a follower. You have a responsibility to lead the people that were charged to your care.

5. Poor Communicator:

If you fail to communicate to your staff every day, whether through an appointed leader, meeting, email, then you’re a poor communicator.

Communication is imperative for business, leisure or any plan to run effectively. If you are modeling any of these behaviors or another behavior that you know is not exemplary of a good leader, then you need help and I invite you to join my next course.

If you want to succeed as a first-time leader, then it’s time to get the necessary skills and I also invite you to join my next course: Leadership 101: Always Lead by Example.