Management and Leadership

Leadership skills don’t come naturally to everyone, but they can play a major part in a leader’s success...

LEADERSHIP SKILLS DON’T COME NATURALLY TO EVERYONE, BUT

THEY CAN PLAY A MAJOR PART IN A LEADER’S SUCCESS

Leadership skills don’t come naturally to everyone, but they can play a major part in a leader’s success...

Here are a few key points to consider for leadership within a management role.

HERE ARE A FEW KEY POINTS TO CONSIDER FOR LEADERSHIP WITHIN A MANAGEMENT ROLE.

LEADERSHIP SKILLS DON’T COME NATURALLY TO EVERYONE, BUT

THEY CAN PLAY A MAJOR PART IN A LEADER’S SUCCESS

Management and Leadership

Management and Leadership

The best leaders are able to set an example to their teams.

The best leaders are able to set an example to their teams.

This means behaving as you want your employees to behave, working in a way that can present you as a role model to your team. Set minimum acceptable standards for the team and create an ‘above the line’ mentality, where each individual - including you - must work above this standard.

Do-Hyun Kim

The best leaders are able to set an example to their teams.

This means behaving as you want your employees to behave, working in a way that can present you as a role model to your team. Set minimum acceptable standards for the team and create an ‘above the line’ mentality, where each individual - including you - must work above this standard.

so not like him

Do-Hyun Kim

Improve Weaknesses & Build on Strengths

Know your team’s strengths and assign responsibilities based on these.

Know your team’s strengths and assign responsibilities based on these.

Rewarding your employees for things they do well and understanding their skills is one of the best ways to get positive results and win their respect.

A leader should always recognise their team’s strengths, weaknesses and establish if there is a skills gap limiting their potential in order to get the best results;

A leader should always recognize their team’s strengths, weaknesses and establish if there is a skills gap limiting their potential in order to get the best results;

two-way communication with team members and regular two way feedback sessions are a great way to keep up to speed with this.

Respect can be more important than friendship

Respect can be more important than friendship

Effective leaders recogniSe that it is more important to be respected by their employees than to be adored.

Effective leaders recogniSe that it is more important to be respected by their employees than to be adored.

As a leader it is your job to make the tough decisions, taking them away from your team and this is where having your team’s respect can be worth far more than simply having their friendship. Work towards developing a relationship with those you are leading where you can be approached as a friend, but maintaining a level of focus and seriousness in the workplace that will ensure their trust in your leadership.

Invest in Your People

As a leader you should recognise that those you are leading will be motivated by more than simply getting the job done.

AS A LEADER YOU SHOULD RECOGNISE THAT THOSE YOU ARE LEADING WILL BE MOTIVATED BY MORE THAN SIMPLY GETTING THE JOB DONE.

One of the best ways to win the respect of your people is to gain an understanding of what motivates them, this way you can set targets that your team actually want to achieve.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO WIN THE RESPECT OF YOUR PEOPLE IS TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MOTIVATES THEM, THIS WAY YOU CAN SET TARGETS THAT YOUR TEAM ACTUALLY WANT TO ACHIEVE.

One of the best ways to win the respect of your people is to gain an understanding of what motivates them, this way you can set targets that your team actually want to achieve.

ONE OF THE BEST WAYS TO WIN THE RESPECT OF YOUR PEOPLE IS TO GAIN AN UNDERSTANDING OF WHAT MOTIVATES THEM, THIS WAY YOU CAN SET TARGETS THAT YOUR TEAM ACTUALLY WANT TO ACHIEVE.

like time with family

Understanding an individual’s personal values indicates what motivates them in life, be it family, fun, experience, career progression or even money, to name a few.

UNDERSTANDING AN INDIVIDUAL’S PERSONAL VALUES INDICATES WHAT MOTIVATES THEM IN LIFE, BE IT FAMILY, FUN, EXPERIENCE, CAREER PROGRESSION OR EVEN MONEY, TO NAME A FEW.

Your success as leader depends on the success of others

The best leaders recognise that their success ultimately depends on the success of those they are leading.

For this reason it is vital that a leader is mindful of every member of their team and that they are always kept up to date on what is happening within the team.

Hold regular meetings and appoint relevant people within your team to keep you updated on the various developments happening around the different projects you are working on.

Connect

For more tips on professional development and to see all of our latest opportunities, connect with the InterQuest Group

InterQuest Group plc is a specialist IT and analytics recruitment group providing contract and permanent services within niche disciplines globally.

The Group is divided into specialist businesses, with each one aligned to one of the following market sectors, Finance, Retail, Public Sector, Not for Profit or in an area of technology such as testing, analytics, ERP or digital. These are augmented by other businesses specialising in services which span the various vertical niches - such as recruitment outsourcing or executive search and selection.

As specialists in contract, permanent IT and analytics recruitment, the InterQuest Group trades as distinctly branded, individual, specialist recruitment businesses.