{"id":112,"date":"2008-04-23T18:38:44","date_gmt":"2008-04-23T07:38:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leadershipskillcenter.com\/blog\/2008\/04\/23\/does-your-team-despise-that-you-do-this\/"},"modified":"2008-09-05T13:43:52","modified_gmt":"2008-09-05T02:43:52","slug":"does-your-team-despise-that-you-do-this","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/leadershipskillcenter.com\/blog\/does-your-team-despise-that-you-do-this\/","title":{"rendered":"Does your team despise that you do this?"},"content":{"rendered":"

First<\/strong> a huge \u2018Thank You’ to everyone who has emailed, called, sent a card or posted a note on the Leadership Coaching Club blog with well wishes for my 15th business birthday. It has meant a lot to hear from you all, including so many I haven’t met face-to-face (yet).<\/p>\n

Second<\/strong> – it’s not too late to join the party! The celebrations continue until the end of this month. Enter the competition for complimentary membership<\/strong> now at http:\/\/leadershipcoachingclub.com\/free<\/a> and join before the end of the month at http:\/\/leadershipcoachingclub.com<\/a> – for a huge discount!<\/p>\n

Third<\/strong>, if you have already joined the Leadership Coaching Club there has been quite a lot of new material added recently, including more ebooks, audios, videos and articles, so make sure you login and collect it all. You can login at http:\/\/leadershipcoachingclub.com\/members\/<\/a> using your email address and password.<\/p>\n

Kind regards, Kerrie<\/p>\n

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HABITS EVERY TEAM MEMBER ABSOLUTELY HATES IN A LEADER<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are a couple of habits leaders can have that drive team members absolutely crazy.<\/p>\n

In this issue of Leading Well I want to look at one of the top two: Micromanagement.<\/p>\n

You cannot grow as a leader until you learn to delegate effectively. Delegating means giving away control even though you retain responsibility, which can be daunting at first.<\/p>\n

However, as a leader, there is no way you can do everything that needs to be done personally, so you must develop a positive attitude to delegation – and the skills you need to do it effectively.<\/p>\n

Your role as a leader is to ensure your people have all the skills, resources and understanding they need to do a task, and then to let them do it. For some leaders that’s the hard bit: letting others get on with doing it!<\/p>\n

Don’t micromanage.<\/p>\n

Delegating tasks to people makes them feel trusted, wanted and responsible. Good workers like to be given responsibility.<\/p>\n

Communicate your objectives and your vision and make them passionate about making it happen!<\/p>\n

Guide your people, empower them, and instill confidence in them and they will become your strongest supporters.<\/p>\n

More on how to avoid micromanagement and other habits your team leaders hate in the Quick Tips<\/strong> below:<\/p>\n

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QUOTE OF NOTE<\/strong><\/p>\n

“The \u2018sage on stage’ mode of teaching is being replaced by a new model: \u2018the guide on the side’. ”<\/p>\n

Art Weinstein (American academic)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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The Leading Well Bottom Line:<\/strong><\/p>\n

You can have your own \u2018guide on the side’. Join us in the Leadership Coaching Club and leverage off all the wisdom, insight and experience of dozens of guest experts, other participants and your mentor Kerrie Mullins-Gunst. See http:\/\/leadershipcoachingclub.com<\/a> for details.<\/p>\n

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QUICK TIPS FOR AVOIDING MICROMANAGEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n