Over the past several months, I’ve given a number of keynotes focusing on how leaders can drive employee performance. Given the current talent shortage impacting every industry, it’s not surprising that organizations want to learn how to best empower their employees, both from a retention perspective, but also no doubt in hopes it might also help attract the employees they need to keep things going.
But while it’s natural for us to want to understand how we can encourage employees to commit their best efforts to an organization’s vision, it’s also important for leaders to apply the same kind of reflection and review on themselves. Of what you’re doing to challenge yourself to improve, as opposed to simply focusing on getting things done and attempting to get things ‘back to normal.’
That’s why in this latest Leadership Espresso Shot edition on my podcast ”Leadership Biz Cafe”, I share four questions every leader should be asking themselves to ensure you are doing what’s necessary to empower your employees to not only succeed, but bring their best efforts to the work they do.
These questions are a simple, but powerful way for you to assess how you show up as a leader. So I hope you’ll take 10 minutes to give this a listen to help you improve your leadership craft.
Tanveer, thank you so much for this blog. In leaderships we learn how to ask big questions so we can promote the quality of life for all around us. Definitely adding these questions to my portfolio.
Thanks Dennis; I’m glad you enjoyed this Leadership Espresso Shot and delighted to hear you’ll be apply these questions to your leadership. Thanks for letting me know!
Excellent points in the podcast. I can relate to becoming disengaged as a leader. It is sometimes difficult to admit that to yourself. I also think it is difficult at times for leaders to realize that they may not be the ideal leader to take the company to the next level. Like you said, sometimes moving on is the best thing to get the leader reinvigorated and engaged again in a new role.
Thanks Kendreia; I’m glad you enjoyed this episode of my podcast. It’s an excellent point you bring up of how it can be hard sometimes for leaders to recognize they’re no longer the best leader to help their team continue on in their journey. But it’s both to the leader’s benefit as well as their team’s to be honest about it, as you want to make sure your team continues to succeed – if it is without you, while at the same time knowing you’ll be working for a different group who will gain from your leadership much as your old team used to. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this edition of my Leadership Espresso Shot series, Kenderia; appreciate hearing from you.