Innovative Leadership: Staying Ahead of the Curve
Any company leader is the guiding light for the organization, the single individual that can create change and empower employees.
Traditional leadership values have not gone away, but there are innovative ways to be the best leader for your company today. You can do several things to be a visionary leader and keep your organization ahead of the curve.
Be Willing to Fail
Failure is not the end, and sometimes it can be a new beginning. Many leaders are concerned about change, but change is bound to happen, and it is better to embrace it and work with it than reject it. Many entrepreneurs tell you that failure and change are essential ingredients for success. By understanding how to overcome failure, you will learn the necessary tools to keep your company competitive and successful.
Get Connected
Reach out to organizational leaders in your community. Other business owners have wisdom and knowledge to share, so collaborate and learn from them. Organize leadership networking events to experience how other leaders have built their organizations and understand how you might be able to apply those things to your business.
Hire Right
As a business leader, you should be hiring the best and the brightest individuals to work with you, whether they’re employees or independent contractors. Use their talents and expertise to make your company the best it can be. Be open-minded to ideas from your team and encourage them to make suggestions in exchange for recognition. Your team needs to know you’re listening to them and embracing their concepts for the organization’s future.
Adjust As You Go
When you try something new, you have to manage your expectations that it might not work exactly how you pictured it. Be accountable for mistakes that happen on your watch. Determine parts of the plan that didn’t work the way they were intended to and fix those problems. Then try again.
“Failure is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently.” – Henry Ford.
Be Humble
Above anything else, be humble about your success. Know that no one creates empires independently; they need to have a good team and good mentors. They need to have good infrastructure and sound procedures. You are not the total of your success; you are the seed of it. Credit those who help you, and you’ll be seen as an excellent leader in your business and your community.
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Written by Laura M. LaVoie
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