Leadership Moment--Episode One: The Phantom Menace…I Mean…Collaborative Leaders

​You can tell a good boss by how they treat other people.  A good boss will stand up for you, trust you, listen, and tell you the honest truth.
 
What is a collaborative leader?

• They believe power is GREATEST in a collective TEAM
• They openly SHARE information and knowledge
• They encourage SUGGESTIONS and IDEAS from their TEAM
• They facilitate BRAINSTORMING with their TEAM
• They enable their TEAM by allocating their time and resources well
• They allow roles and responsibilities to EVOLVE and FLUCTUATE
• They seek to uncover the ROOT CAUSE of issues
• They offer IMMEDIATE and ONGOING feedback and personalized COACHING

 
Being a collaborate leader means empowering your TEAM to work as just that, a TEAM.  With every conversation you should ask yourself the following questions:  “Did I approach this interaction with an open point of view?” “Is there a way for this interaction to add value to our organization?”  “Is there a way for this interaction to empower both parties?”  If you answer yes to all of these, you are thinking like a collaborate leader.