Leadership Training Videos

Leadership is Bonding

Influential leaders will bond with teammates.  As influential leaders guide teams, they must consider the team dynamic and the importance of team bonding for unity.  As a strong, influential leader, I have found that many of my teams were extremely unique.  Some traits to identify as a strong, influential leader include:

• Nationality;
• Religion;
• Foods;
• Exercise interests;
• Travel destinations; and
• Hobbies.

Leadership is Ethical

Today, we will discuss ethics as it pertains to leadership. Ethical leadership comes in many forms.

Leaders must be ethical, period!  Who will continuously follow an unethical leader?  As teams grow, they are built on:

• Trust;
• Commitment;
• Passion; and
• Accountability.

If their leader performs duties with unethical behaviors, chances are each of these areas and others will suffer.  It is all about the leader’s intentions.  A strong ethical leader might consider asking:

• Is the action good or bad?
• Is the decision in the best interest of the team and organization? and
• What impacts will this action bring within the team and organization?

Ethical leaders who make questionable ethical choices and take unethical actions will lose credibility.  What unethical person can continue in a leadership role if they damage their credibility?  Strong, influential leaders must see the big picture of each decision and action they make and how each will impact the team and organization. A few questions an influential leader should consider before each action or decision might include:

• Will this decision or action harm my competence as an ethical leader?
• Will my team still trust me following this decision or action?
• If another leader made this decision or action, am I ok with it?

There are many others, but it is taking steps to ensure consideration of the team and organization with each decision and action to ensure a strong level of ethics is maintained.  As influential leaders, it takes time, lots of time, to gain trust and commitment from our teams and organizations.  But with one unethical choice or action, we lose all of it instantaneously!  Making ethical choices and taking ethical actions will greatly impact your career.  Take steps to keep yours in balance.  Thanks.

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Leadership is Responsibility

Leadership must be built on responsibility!  Great leaders will not avoid responsibilities.  Leaders step up and own what is necessary to deliver results.  But what are some ways that leaders can ensure they are responsible for their teams?  A few might include:

• Establish trust;
• Establish open communications;
• Build clear goals aligned to the vision;
• Delegate with accountability; and
• Celebrate team successes.

There are so many other areas that we can include.  Great leaders will maintain a living document to track each way to ensure they remain responsible for their teams.  But what happens when issues arise within the team that create conflict?  What about resource challenges?  Great leaders can leverage some steps to ensure they remain responsible for guiding their teams.  A few may include:

• Engaging in active listening;
• Identifying issues early;
• Negotiating;
• Establishing priorities; and
• Reaching an agreement.

Great leaders must be responsible for teams in a variety of ways.  Leaders can avoid some responsibilities, but at a cost of lost trust and respect.  At that point, are they really leaders?  Great leaders accept responsibilities, address team issues and conflicts early, and deliver solutions. Visit bleadersedge.com or store.bleadersedge.com for more leadership information. Thanks.

Mike

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