There is an imperative need to improve on leading teams when you are undergoing daily-express changes, like the ones we are living on relating to communications, digitalization or different way of working. But, new leaders actually understand and are good at executing changes. This means that you need to keep adapting. It’s both a survival skill and a success skill.
What do you need to make important transitions?
The best organisations that stand out of the market and competition have leaders that know how to lead through change better than anyone else, as well as to best elicits from team’s higher attributes during times of extreme uncertainty.
First of all, you as a leader need to try to forecast, if possible, and then accept these sudden or predictable changes, as it is precisely in businesses where transformation of the already established happened at some point. So, don’t let them find you out of the box, and create a mood of effective adaptation.
The most powerful change skill is taking advantage of your people’s natural inclination to be creative through transitions. Manage that energy to drive the best of them.
The best organizations that stand out of the market and competition have leaders that know how to lead through change better than anyone else, as well as to best elicits from team’s higher attributes during times of extreme uncertainty.
But, if you don’t learn to embrace change and if you don’t move forward, you will be left behind. So, whether it’s changing the focus of your business, having to learn new technology or replacing a praised employee, you need to know how to cope with change.
How to deal with changes?
1. Stay purpose driven
When experiencing turbulent times, you must stay purpose driven. You as a leader of an organisation have to stay focus on the organisation’ purposes. It will be difficult at the beginning, but if you concentrate on staying purpose driven and creating values high on purpose, answers will come soon.
2. Communication must be constant
There are too many organisations that fail to appreciate communication, especially during extreme changes. Effective communication is required to create great relationships and is required for your teams to perform at a high level. The same goes for organizational health and being able to lead effectively.
From a technical standpoint, it is important for a leader to communicate constantly. But it is as well very important to reinforce inspiration and acknowledgment of your people. Make it a priority!
3. Invest in your people
Your team is the most important people working with you. You become the model to follow up and to carry out your vision and stand by you. Make sure the decisions you are taking are the best not only for you but mainly for your team.
Look to invest in your people as much as possible. Developing and building your people will bring in the long run, loyalty for you and your organisation. Whether it is incorporating team-building exercises, bringing in specialists in a certain subject or enriching skill sets in different ways, the opportunities are endless for you to invest in your people. It will show your people how much you care about developing them to become better.
4. Persevere until you succeed
Remember, you are a model to follow. Your team will be tempted to give up, or slow down and lose focus of the overall objective and purpose. It is your job as a leader to inspire a culture of persistence.
The most detailed plan and course of action might not come out soon successfully when leading beyond change. Persistence is the backbone of the organisations that completely flourish during times of extreme change. It is an absolute must when leading through change.
SUMMING UP: Extreme changes are present all through your professional career. As a leader, business owner or entrepreneur, it is your responsibility to set the pace for your team to overcome changes.
Dave Food
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