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Strong leaders effectively engage their team members using many methods — All the Way Leadership Blog
Last month I wrote about the fact that strong leaders engage their team members in a meaningful manner. The next series of blogs will describe in more detail how to engage your team. In the post-pandemic world, these leadership skills are more important than ever.
Employees who believe that management is concerned about them as a whole person — not just an employee — are more productive, more satisfied, more fulfilled. Satisfied employees mean satisfied customers, which leads to profitability.
Some leaders are simply not good when it comes to engaging their team members
Years ago, I worked for a leader who did not know how to engage his people. He made everyone nervous with his awkward interactions. It would not be an issue for many roles, but it is problematic if you are a leader. In this case, he was a Battalion Commander with over 500 people assigned to his unit. It was embarrassing how awful he was engaging others. Morale suffered greatly because no one knew what the commander wanted, or if he was ever pleased with our performance. Everyone sighed with great relief the day this commander left. He was that bad.
