| Good leaders expect better results no matter | | | | Better is in every one of us! A good manager, |
| who is on the team roster. If you expect better, | | | | modeling a good leader, will find creative solutions |
| you get better! Leaders use emotional intelligence | | | | to bring out the 'better' in all of us. |
| in the business workplace to develop new ideas | | | | Here are a few things good leaders do to get |
| and reach better results. Leaders work with | | | | better results:o They teach working smart. Not |
| managers to get the job done. Leaders work with | | | | being busy and working hard, but working smart - |
| managers to help them develop leadership skills | | | | focusing on the right thing at the right time, not |
| and take their place or other leadership roles in | | | | trying to do everything at once and this includes |
| the organization. | | | | delegating the right projects to the right person.o |
| Charles Darwin said "It's not the biggest and the | | | | Leaders look to experts for advice and execution. |
| strongest but the most adaptable that survive." | | | | Knowing they are not the expert in everything, |
| Think about your team. Is your team big and | | | | leaders put the right people into the right role to |
| strong, or is it fit and adaptable, ready to find | | | | get better results. Leaders are not afraid to look |
| creative solutions to the next crisis that comes | | | | outside the team for expertise or to bounce ideas |
| your way? Is your team prepared to survive? As | | | | for feedback.o Leaders listen and take action - |
| a leader have you done everything you can to | | | | immediately. Procrastination is the enemy. What |
| ensure survival? Do you expect Better every | | | | waits until tomorrow usually ends up costing |
| day? | | | | money and time.o They find out the roadblocks |
| By expecting better results, people will learn to | | | | (by asking questions and listening to the answers) |
| adapt. When you lay out the challenges of | | | | and eliminate roadblocks with solid decisions that |
| business before your team, you may see some | | | | can help the team move ahead efficiently and |
| apprehension, some excitement, perhaps even | | | | effectively. |
| some fear. What you do as a leader is most | | | | Leaders understand that good enough is not good |
| important at this time. If you don't ask someone | | | | enough! To be better means to expect more of |
| to run, they never will. | | | | the right things from your team. A good manager |
| Look at your business results for the past year, | | | | can get the team executing all the right things. |
| have you expected better of your team? Asked | | | | A good leader provides the vision of better and |
| them to reach a little higher, push a little harder? | | | | create an environment where better can take |
| They did, didn't they?! It's in them. It's in you. | | | | place every day! |