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How to Be a Real-Deal Leader

By Maria Bashi
Jan 9, 2019
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There’s no doubt that women are leading the charge in terms of career growth. In recent times, we have seen many goal-oriented individuals who have risen above the ranks and earned their rightful place as business leaders. In this era of influencers, we are seeing even greater diversity in the workplace than before. And the fact that women are making their voice heard has been an essential step towards this end.

If you’ve been promoted as among your company’s higher ups, you will find that the climate has changed, or rather, become even more challenging and complex. That being said, it’s important that you spend ample time learning how to become a real-deal leader.

Here are some tips that should show how you can stay true to your form as a higher up.

Be prepared to make friends

When you are a leader of your company, you will have to reach out to other businesses and other personalities for strategic purposes. Whether it’s through signing contracts or agreements or even inking partnerships with third-party conglomerates, you will have to open yourself up to a diverse range of business leaders who may as well be instrumental to your company’s success.

For this, you will need to flex a bit of your networking muscle so you can include more people in your contacts list. It’s also important that you actively take part in industry-relevant events where you can represent your company and make new friends.

Be a mentor and a coach

It’s often a problem when an employee rises above the ranks and becomes the boss of her former equals. You just can’t think of anything that could cause a great deal of divisiveness in your organization! However, to keep things in line, you should be able to approach your staff with a bit of empathy.

Sure enough, you shouldn’t let your title define who you approach or deal with the people at the bottom. Instead, you should learn the challenges they are facing and understand that you have experienced the same when you were once a part of the rank and file. One thing’s for sure, it will help so much if you’re able to talk to your employees directly, listen to their issues, and come up with solutions that will get them to work at their best pace!

Never skimp on valuable HR work

If there’s anything a company shouldn’t live without, it’s HR. This department, after all, is responsible for managing the manpower of the business. It’s no easy task as HR managers will have to review job applications and ensure that the data of current employees are properly archived and documented.

HR tends to be a bit complex, so you may as well outsource your HR work such as payroll and workers’ comp management to a capable service provider. This will help you lessen the workload of your HR staff so they can focus more on keeping the workforce as efficient as possible. With your added guidance, the HR department can help in retaining top quality talent which is essential to your business’ objectives.

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