Rachel Shackleton of Green Key Personal Development: Five Things Business Leaders Can Do To Create A Fantastic Work Culture
Lead with integrity and show your vulnerabilities — be yourself. Divorcing your heart from your leadership role, for me is almost impossible. Team members are not assets as in a piece of furniture or equipment, they are human beings who have hearts, they hurt, they feel and they bleed, as do all leaders. A leader who is open, shows his or her vulnerabilities as a human being. The pay off in my view, is respect for who you are, demonstration to your team members that you are approachable and not infallible. Making a mistake is fine, as long as 1) it is not repeated and 2) you learn from it. Showing learning through your vulnerabilities builds individual and team relationships, it strengthens the leader’s position within the team and leads to an environment of open…
