Tips for Leaders

         The art of leadership consists in getting people to do what you want to be done because they want to do it.

         The key to leadership is to accept responsibility.

         Good leaders can be recognized because their people give superior performances.

A Handful of Tips to help you improve your role as a leader

* Be fair

         Be fair, but firm.

         Don’t take things for granted.

* Set an example

         Become a model worker – work hard, set a good example, and dress well. Look like a leader not one of the mob.

* Rewards

         People work harder when there is something in it for them.

         Things that get rewarded get done.

         People rarely change unless it’s to their advantage.

* Innovation

         Innovation thrives on encouragement and dies with regulations and bureaucracy.

* Mistakes

         Give your people the right to make a few mistakes – it’s the best way to learn.

         Those who do nothing do not make mistakes.

         Make your people feel like winners. Nothing removes a ‘chip on the shoulder’ like a ‘pat on the back’.

Geoffrey Moss (mossassociates.co.nz)

“Leaders must belong before they can lead.”