Four Essential Ways To Boost Your Leadership Skills

A manager manages, while a leader leads. Bridging the gap between management and leadership starts with identifying what strengths exist to be built on, what isn’t working and what skills need improvement to foster positive change.

Poor leadership can diminish employee job satisfaction, corporate loyalty and overall performance. It stifles team success, business growth and the company’s bottom line.

Positive leadership happens most often when a leader is promoted to a position that matches their skillset; they received proper training (and experience) in leading, communicating and facilitating to the level required by their new role. In its simplest form, as defined by Gallup, leadership is “the act of getting individuals aligned and moving in the same direction toward a desired outcome.”

Here are some essential ways you can boost your leadership skills and keep your team moving in the right direction:

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