Servant Leadership

This is the cornerstone of the difference between a “boss” and a “Leader”. It is understanding that you are there to facilitate the abilities of your employees. To advocate for them so the overall goals and needs of the organization can be met. You are neither a boss nor a leader without your employees. Servant leadership is recognizing that crucial detail.

Relationships

It is important to stay connected to your employees. To understand their strengths, their weaknesses, their good days, and their bad.

It is also important to keep that knowledge professional. Without a professional line, your team will not take your direction seriously. Without understanding who they are you will fail to give the right direction and feedback.

Trust/Humility

Without trust, you will never gain respect. Without humility, you will never gain trust.

It is important always to be transparent and show that you are human.

No one likes being lied to; no one respects hubris, and being fake or providing false promises breaks down relationships.

Feedback

No one likes feedback, but they should. No feedback is ever a bad thing. It is an opportunity to grow. Feedback discerns the good from the great.

Feedback should be consistent, professional, and private. Good feedback should be given readily while growth feedback, should be handled with mutual respect, quickly, and consistently with organizational policies.

“In every job that must be done, there is an element of fun. Find the fun, and snap! The job is a game!”-Mary Poppins