17 Leadership tips to help win the respect and trust from your team and build a successful business

 By Greg Joynt, ActionCOACH Business Coach, Auckland, NZ

1-6 Build Respect and Communication
People want to be guided by people they respect and who have a clear sense of direction. To gain respect, they must be ethical. A sense of direction is achieved by conveying a strong vision of the future.

1. A respected leader concentrates on his/her beliefs and values
2. A respected leader is aware of what he/she knows - job, tasks, human nature
3. A respected leader knows how to implement, motivate, and provide direction
4. Communicate to your team the company's overall business strategy. This has been proven through studies to gain trust and confidence.
5. Help your team understand how they contribute to achieving key business objectives.
6. Share information with the team on both how the company is doing and how an employee's own division or department is doing - relative to strategic business objectives.

7-13 Encourage the Heart!
Share the glory with your followers’ heart, keep the pains in your heart - Human Relations:

7. The six most important words: "I admit I made a mistake."
8. The five most important words: "You did a good job."
9. The four most important words: "What is your opinion?"
10. The three most important words: "If you please."
11. The two most important words: "Thank you,"
12. The one most important word: "We"
13. The least important word: "I"

14- 17 Share the Vision

14. Inspire a shared vision - Share your vision in words that can be understood by your team
15. Challenge the process - Find a process you believe needs to be improved the most
16. Enable others to act – Empower them by giving the tools, authority, and methods to solve problems themselves
17. Model the way - When the process gets tough, get your hands dirty. A boss tells others what to do; a leader shows it can be done

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