How to be a better leader?

[Rayyman]

Guys how do I become a better leader

 

[ElRaja]

thats a wide question, but generally to be a good leader you need to have very thorough strategic understanding. have a broad vision of what you want to achieve so you can manage people towards an explicit goal.

your team will understand they are responsible for specific things, but if you appear to be strategically inept your team will lose confidence in your decision making, and this is a perilous slope it is almost impossible to climb back up.

secondly take time to understand the people you are managing individually, some need to be kept on the straight and narrow, others find being micromanaged insulting.

thirdly communicate, if you are happy let people know they are doing well, if there is a problem be open and formulaic about it, dealing with issues should not be about people, it should be about processes.

finally be willing to share the glory of successes but take the blame for failures, within your team you can attribute failure, but communicating this to higher ups rarely serves any purpose other than making you look like you cant control your team.

extra pointer, never make false promises, using externalities like bonuses and raises to motivate people is a "shortcut" you can only use if u know u can come good, if you don't they will lose loyalty towards you.

tl:dr strong understand of vision / goal, man management, communication, and success/failure management.

hope that helps.

 

[Rayyman]

thats a wide question, but generally to be a good leader you need to have very thorough strategic understanding. have a broad vision of what you want to achieve so you can manage people towards an explicit goal.

your team will understand they are responsible for specific things, but if you appear to be strategically inept your team will lose confidence in your decision making, and this is a perilous slope it is almost impossible to climb back up.

secondly take time to understand the people you are managing individually, some need to be kept on the straight and narrow, others find being micromanaged insulting.

thirdly communicate, if you are happy let people know they are doing well, if there is a problem be open and formulaic about it, dealing with issues should not be about people, it should be about processes.

finally be willing to share the glory of successes but take the blame for failures, within your team you can attribute failure, but communicating this to higher ups rarely serves any purpose other than making you look like you cant control your team.

extra pointer, never make false promises, using externalities like bonuses and raises to motivate people is a "shortcut" you can only use if u know u can come good, if you don't they will lose loyalty towards you.

tl:dr strong understand of vision / goal, man management, communication, and success/failure management.

hope that helps.

How do u maintain humility in a position of power

 

[ElRaja]

How do u maintain humility in a position of power

understand that you are working towards achieving a goal with your team, not exercising power to exert your will on people for personal reasons.

a true leader is also a worker, in some cases you have to work harder than everyone else, because besides managing your workload you have to manage peoples personalities and worries and idiosyncrasies, and that is not a 9 to 5 job.

humility imo is a by product of hard work, if you work hard you will develop a natural appreciation for the contribution of people who work hard to help you.

 

[sweep_shot]

Leadership is something that has to come in naturally. You can't coach it.

Some people are born leaders while some can't be good leaders.

A good leader is someone who inspires well and leads from the front.

 

[JaDed]

Put yourself in situations outside your comfort zone to test yourself, also by not asking how to be one

 

[Nostalgic]

Guys how do I become a better leader

Don’t.

Being responsible for your own mistakes is hard enough as it is, nevermind having to answer for your underlings. Fly under the radar at all times. After all, the tallest blade of grass gets scythed away first.