Human Skills

If you have the pulse of the team, you will easily be able to identify these behavioral changes. When you do, be mindful not to pry, yet ensure that your team member knows that you are there if they need to talk. On the other hand, they may come to you for advice; which gives you now an even bigger responsibility. You see, opening up is not always easy, but if you have earned that level of trust with them, focus on listening and guarding their confidence.

As leaders, we are given a platform from which we have the ability to either improve or worsen someone’s environment and the company’s culture at large. It’s a power one cannot take lightly. Therefore, we cannot, as leaders, allow ourselves to forget that leadership transcends a role. Leadership is truly a privilege, a labor of love if you must. Our influence, whether positive or negative, may affect the trajectories of people’s careers, as well as have an impact their lives.