There is no\u00a0perfect leader, but most of us who are managers do think we are strong bosses\u00a0anyway.<\/p>\n
Okay, so maybe you picked up some rodent-inspired views and bad habits that cause your team some grief from time to time. What\u2019s the big deal?<\/p>\n
Think for a moment how your employees respond. Does the mood change when you walk in the door? Are they receptive to you, or do they seem frustrated?<\/p>\n
These may be signs that your employees are less than enthusiastic — and that your poor leadership may be taking its\u00a0toll on team morale.<\/p>\n
Clearly, your bad leadership habits affect more than just you. You may think your imperfections are yours to own, but they negatively affect everyone on your team.<\/p>\n
Here are three of the worst habits you should kick to the curb before it\u2019s too late.<\/strong><\/p>\n Expecting the impossible<\/strong><\/p>\n Are you being reasonable in your requests? For example, you\u2019ve asked your employees to complete a project by a certain time, and then you keep them in a meeting right up to their deadline. Or do you expect a result without sharing the tools or a plan to get there. Think, \u201cAm I giving my employees the tools they need to succeed?\u201d<\/p>\n Changing direction on a whim<\/strong><\/p>\n You may think that because you\u2019re in charge, you can change directions midstream in the project. I\u2019m not saying that you should never reevaluate the course that you have set. However, being unpredictable causes confusion. You also waste your employees\u2019 time and your money when you suddenly change your mind. Strong leaders know where they\u2019re headed before they set out, and they carefully consider the cost before making an about-face.<\/p>\n Not respecting employees\u2019 time<\/strong><\/p>\n We work hard at Aha!, but we also believe we should strive for sustainable happiness. That means making sure we allow everyone time to be successful at work and at home. When you run roughshod over your employees\u2019 time and expect them to be available at your beck and call, you show a lack of respect for them. Your employees will be happier when you show that you care about their time too.<\/p>\n You have a responsibility to your employees to be the best leader that you can be. That means identifying barriers that inhibit their growth, even if those barriers involve you.<\/p>\n Without your employees, you won’t have much of a business to run. If you want to keep your employees from hitting the road, you need to make a conscious effort to eliminate bad leadership habits that are roadblocks to their success.<\/p>\n Your employees will appreciate your effort toward creating a saner workplace, and respond with gratitude instead of frustration.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Source:\u00a0linkedin.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There is no\u00a0perfect leader, but most of us who are managers do think we are strong bosses\u00a0anyway. Okay, so maybe you picked up some rodent-inspired views and bad habits that cause your team some grief from time to time. What\u2019s the big deal? Think for a moment how your employees respond. Does the mood change […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":109973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[36,38],"class_list":["post-109972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-corruption","tag-palaver-newspaper"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109972","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=109972"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/109972\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/109973"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=109972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=109972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=109972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}