GUIDE

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teams

team.

CHARACTERISTICS
OFFER EQUALITY OF A LEADER
LISTEN
Good leaders treat Good l
eaders
, THEN
SPEAK
ing
everyone equally, giv to their s pend ti
employ me list
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e
one person’s ideas th talking ees rat
a her tha
unders b o v e them. T n
same weight as and inc
tand th
e value hey
of seek
everyone else on the
orpora ing
others ti ng the
into the opinion
team. decisio s of
n-maki
proces ng
s.

MOTIVATE
Good leaders spend time listening to their
employees rather than talking above them. They
understand the value of seeking and incorporating
the opinions of others into the decision-making
process.

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e rs treat MODIFY BEHAVIOR
INVEST lead iving
TIME Good a l ly , g
They provide input on which
Leader e equ
s don’t
ignore ever yo n
id e as the
They in . rson’s areas team members excel in
vest tim on e pe
ht as
effort e and w e ig
into de same on the
and privately share specific ways
emplo velopin e l s e
g ne
yees in
their everyo they can improve in other areas
profes
sion, te team.
them n aching
ew skil
helpin ls and
g them
advanc
in thei e
r caree
r.

DONT NEED FEAR

LEADER
advice
Leaders offer sound ROLL U
while
in a private setting, P THEIR
SLEEVE
and Leaders S
bosses tend to scold take ini
tiative,
may even threaten th
eir while b
osses te
n leave nd to
employees, which ca stand a
ned, side an
them feeling concer “superv
ise” oth
d
eated
embarrassed and def ers doin
g
the wor
k.

DONT SCOLD
Leaders offer sound advice in a private setting, while
bosses tend to scold and may even threaten their
employees, which can leave them feeling concerned,
embarrassed and defeated