𝗜𝗻 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲, 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝘁 -- 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻. This insight unveils a critical aspect of effective leadership during turbulent times. Let's explore how we can harness the power of empathetic listening to navigate change: • 𝗔𝗰𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: Change isn't just about processes or strategies - it's deeply personal. Recognizing this is the first step to effective leadership. • 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆: "We need to feel listened to, like somebody is hearing us and empathizing with whatever is going on for us." Empathy isn't just nice to have; it's essential for guiding teams through transition. • 𝗔𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: "You're going to have members of your team who are not going to manage to change well." Expect and prepare for varying levels of adaptability within your team. • 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗦𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀: "You need to find a way to hear them and you need to find a way so that they feel heard." Cultivate an environment where team members feel safe expressing their concerns. • 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗔𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴: "Really listening to them and feeding back some of their words to them." This technique ensures your team members feel truly understood. • 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀: Recognizing and validating emotions can be incredibly powerful in building trust and resilience. • 𝗘𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆: Far from being a 'soft' skill, empathy is a crucial tool for effective leadership and team cohesion. 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗴𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. Using empathetic listening, leaders can build the trust and understanding necessary to guide their teams through even the most challenging transitions. In a business world that often prioritizes speed and efficiency, your ability to slow down and truly listen could be the differentiator that sets your leadership apart. 𝗔𝗿𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? P.S. Can you recall a time when feeling truly heard made a significant difference in your ability to navigate change? 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗿? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼 "𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽: 𝗙𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗘𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘀𝗲𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗱𝗼𝗽𝘁 𝗡𝗼𝘄" 𝗼𝗻 𝗟𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗲𝗱𝗜𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲-𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲. https://lnkd.in/eRn5mdpY
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Is your leadership style creating an environment of openness or fostering silence? 👉 In a world where innovation and collaboration are vital for success, leaders must prioritize openness to unlock their team’s full potential. 👉 However, many leaders struggle to cultivate a genuinely open culture, often driven by fear of criticism or a desire to maintain control. This leads to disengagement, stifled creativity, and a lack of trust within teams. 👉 Without openness, communication falters, and the full spectrum of ideas and perspectives remains unheard. Here’s why traditional leadership approaches often fail to nurture an open environment—and how Leader TANGO offers a transformative solution: 1)Closed Communication Channels: 🔸 Problem: Many leaders rely on formal, structured communication that can stifle candid discussions and feedback. 🔹 Leader TANGO Solution: Leader TANGO encourages informal and spontaneous communication, creating a space where team members feel comfortable sharing their thoughts and ideas freely. 2)Fear of Judgment: 🔸 Problem: Leaders often worry that expressing their vulnerabilities or uncertainties may be perceived as weaknesses, leading to a culture of silence. 🔹 Leader TANGO Solution: Leader TANGO promotes a culture of psychological safety, where leaders model vulnerability and openness, encouraging team members to do the same without fear of negative repercussions. 3)Lack of Inclusivity in Decision-Making: 🔸 Problem: Traditional leadership can lead to exclusive decision-making processes that alienate team members and limit their input. 🔹 Leader TANGO Solution: By actively involving team members in decision-making, Leader TANGO fosters a sense of ownership and encourages diverse perspectives, leading to more innovative solutions. 4)Rigid Leadership Roles: 🔸 Problem: Leaders often feel confined to specific roles, making it difficult to connect with their teams on a personal level. 🔹 Leader TANGO Solution: Leader TANGO encourages leaders to embrace flexibility in their roles, fostering genuine relationships and facilitating open communication across all levels. 5)Dismissive Responses to Feedback: 🔸 Problem: When leaders dismiss or ignore feedback, it sends a clear message that openness is not valued, discouraging future contributions. 🔹 Leader TANGO Solution: Leader TANGO emphasizes the importance of active listening and valuing team input, reinforcing a culture where every voice is heard and respected. ➡️ By focusing on openness, inclusivity, and genuine engagement, Leader TANGO helps leaders create a thriving environment where creativity and collaboration flourish. P.S.: To learn more about Leader TANGO workshops, DM me with “TANGO.” Visit our website: leadertango.com #OpenLeadership #LeadershipDevelopment #CollaborativeLeadership #LeaderTANGO
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𝐖𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐝-𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞 𝐢𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞𝐬? It's not always because they lack experience or skills. Sometimes, it’s about blind spots—the unseen obstacles that hold you back without you even realizing it. Here are a few common ones: 1. Failure to Delegate: Trying to do everything yourself. ↳Solution: Learn how to effectively delegate tasks to your team. Trusting others allows you to focus on bigger strategic goals and empowers your team to grow. 2. Not Listening: Talking more than listening. ↳ Solution: Leadership is about active listening. Understand your team's needs and concerns, and respond accordingly to foster trust and engagement. 3. Avoiding Difficult Conversations: Shying away from confrontation. ↳ Solution: Leaders need to tackle difficult situations head-on. Whether it’s giving feedback or addressing conflict, confronting issues directly builds respect and transparency. 4. Lacking Strategic Thinking: Focusing only on day-to-day tasks. ↳ Solution: Shift your focus from immediate tasks to long-term vision. Leaders must see the bigger picture and strategize for the future. 5. Fear of Taking Risks: Staying in your comfort zone. ↳ Solution: Leadership involves calculated risks. Learn to step outside your comfort zone, innovate, and make bold decisions when needed. 6. Inability to Influence: Not understanding how to build influence. ↳ Solution: Leadership is not just about authority; it’s about influence. Build relationships across teams, develop trust, and lead by example to become a person people want to follow. 7. Micromanaging: Not allowing your team the space to grow. ↳ Solution: Shift from managing every detail to empowering your team to take ownership. Trusting them helps you focus on higher-level priorities and nurtures team independence. 8. Lack of Emotional Intelligence: Struggling to understand and manage emotions—yours and others. ↳ Solution: Develop emotional intelligence (EQ). Be aware of how your emotions affect others, and learn to manage difficult situations with empathy and composure. Do any of these sound familiar? Identifying your blind spots is the first step towards overcoming them. Here’s how you can start: ☑️ Ask for feedback from colleagues and mentors. ☑️ Read books and articles on effective leadership. ☑️ Attend training and development programs. Don't let your blind spots hold you back from achieving your true potential. ____________________________ ✔️ Follow me Shrijith Krishnan💎, for specific insights on Growth and Leadership ✔️ Reshare the Post if you think it will add value to your network. ✔️ Join my FB group to stay ahead of the curve . Link in the comments ____________________________ #leadership #midcareer #blindspots
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Self-awareness is all it takes to be an effective leader. Is this true? You may have taken personality, strengths or, work values assessments at work. You’ve had a deep discussion about your self-awareness. You start having an open discussion about your strengths and possible areas, in need of improvement. This required you to look internally. To accurately, judge yourself, with your thoughts and feelings that impact your behaviour at work. To validate this, you were asked questions such as: “Tell me about a time when this behaviour had an impact on your performance" If you gave a positive impact. They asked: “Tell me about a time when this ability had a negative impact on your performance" Doing this, we relate your personal experience to validate your level of strategic self-awareness. You now understand, there is no right or wrong personality style. You passed the test of self-awareness. You now go back to your day-to-day job, leading the strategic business division. You’re in charge of transformation and have a team of 17. You know that accountability will be a more collective effort, as opposed to individual efforts. You know that you passed the self-aware test. You know your team requires: 1)a strategic style of leadership, 2)an empowering style of leadership, and 3)you’re going to have to get team to operate and function as a collective. Your validation of self-awareness, combined with your ambition and technical expertise. You take charge and start getting the team to work together delivering on your business objectives. 6 months later, you decided to take 360 assessments, the Leadership Versatility Index. As well as choosing a team model, the Rocket Model and use the Team Assessment Survey to measure TQ, Team Effectiveness Quotient. The results: -Your TQ score was 51/100 -Your technical expertise turned into, at times, tunnel vision -Drive and Initiative turned into, at times, rude and intimidating -Your style of inclusion and consideration turned, at times, too eager to please This came to you as a big surprise as you thought everything was going fine. 6 months later, you took the assessments again. The results: -Your TQ score was 91, and the team became role models for other teams. -Your team made huge positive in supporting change and innovation -Your team set the company into a positive direction and revenues doubled. -Your team had the right balance of autonomy and you brought out the best in them. You understood that being an effective leader requires not only self-awareness, but versatility and your ability to build teams. Exactly, combining self-awareness with versatility and TQ, will not only make you an effective leader, but it also brings out the best in the team too.
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Ever wonder how some leaders manage to turn adversity into advantage? Let me share a real-life example from one of my clients who turned a challenging situation into a success story. After a significant company reorganization, my client's team found themselves in disarray. Productivity had dropped, morale was low, and the sense of purpose that once drove the team was now clouded by uncertainty. The pressure was mounting, and so was his stress. He was determined to turn things around but didn’t know where to start. We started with a leadership development program, focusing on emotional intelligence, effective communication, and emphasizing the importance of reaffirming the team’s purpose and vision. ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ ⏩ Rebuilding trust and relationships was the starting point: Understanding that trust had been eroded, my client fostered open and transparent communication. He organized a team meeting where he transparently discussed the reorganization's impact and the future direction of the team. ⏩ Addressing Workload and Resource Concerns: He assessed the current workloads and redistributed tasks to ensure a fair and manageable distribution. By providing the necessary resources and tools to help team members perform their tasks effectively, he alleviated stress and potential burnout. He also made himself approachable and available to address potential issues: regular check-ins to identify obstacles or resource gaps became a regular part of his leadership approach. ⏩ Setting Short-Term Goals and Celebrating Wins: To provide a sense of accomplishment and progress, he set short-term, manageable goals with clear deadlines. Celebrating each milestone reached, no matter how small, became a new norm. He recognized and rewarded team efforts and individual contributions, using positive reinforcement to build momentum and encourage continuous progress. ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ The true test came with a critical project that threatened to derail. Drawing on the skills he developed, my client led his team with newfound confidence and clarity. His leadership transformation had a ripple effect. The team’s productivity has recovered and they began meeting deadlines with ease, as well as their work quality improved significantly. ↳ One team member shared, “It’s like we’ve rediscovered our passion. We’re not just doing our jobs; we’re driving towards something bigger.” ↳ My client summed it up well: "Engaging in this leadership program was the catalyst I needed. It didn’t just equip me with tools; it reshaped my entire leadership philosophy. Now, I see challenges as opportunities to lead and learn." His story is a reminder of the impact effective leadership can have on a team’s spirit and performance. Are you ready to go to the next level in your leadership? Let's have a talk about how I can help you on your way. #leadershipdevelopment #careercoaching #leadershipcoaching
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