Leadership with confidence: 3 tips for a better leadership style

Feelings accompany our life. On the one hand confidence, Optimism, joy, gratitude, enthusiasm. on the other hand Anxiety, displeasure, anger and hopelessness. Both live in us and have an effect on our interactions. This must be taken into account when leading with trust.

Cooperation requires trust

Shops, cooperation or cooperation require trust. Information flows from trust. customers make purchases based on trust. People make concessions out of trust.

We trust in colleagues Employees, superiors and business partners, in organizations, in products, in brands, in stories, in services. The increasing complexity calls for an advance payment. Even if trust cannot be measured directly in key figures – if managers and entrepreneurs lose the trust of their employees and their credibility in the market, it is not just them who suffer Guide, rather fast also economic success.

The more trust, the higher the commitment

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The quality of leadership plays a significant part in building trust in the Companys to establish and align the corporate culture accordingly. The decisive factor is how much trust is shown in the employees. Because that is the cornerstone for a lived culture of trust - and for successful cooperation. David Horsager quotes Anthony Diekemper, CEO of Skyline Technology Solutions, in the book "Trust - the currency of tomorrow" (2013, books4success Börsenmedien AG, Kulmbach):

“Trust is what we call 'sweet lubricant' here. (...) Bosses who think their only job is Money zu to earn, didn't understand the big picture. As Executives of the company, we are committed to doing business responsibly, but the best way, the performance of a Company to optimize is through highly committed employees. (…) The basis for Commitment is always trust.”

"Leadership is service, not a privilege"

Long-term trust can only be built up if you treat people carefully. Bodo Janssen also had to hear this painfully during an employee survey in the year 2010. Employees not only denied the Upstalsboom hotel chain heritage, they even demanded a new boss. The reproaches of the coworkers: One exploited, decisions would be determined only by numbers, personal development possibilities not given.

However, Bodo Janssen is not just a prominent example of a boss who did not trust his employees and did not earn any trust in return, but a prime example of the fact that such circumstances change. Provided the boss is willing to work on himself. The resulting Upstalsboom path is now unparalleled anywhere in the world. Bodo Janssen described this path in the book “Die stille Revolution“. "Lead with Sinn and Humanity” is not only the subtitle, but has been the entrepreneur’s passion ever since. It's all about value creation Esteem, development of potential instead of exploitation of resources.

Positive image of man and self-guidance

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I am convinced: "Only those who can lead themselves can lead others" and "Leadership is service, not a privilege".

Everybody deals with trust differently. While the one has a deep basic trust and rooted in others like to give his trust (without first having to prove that they are worth it), others can neither quickly trust themselves nor take it when they are trusted. That does not necessarily make leadership easier, but not impossible. Provided we know ourselves, others can estimate and know, above all, what is more conducive or obstructive to trusting one another.

Lack of transparency, arbitrariness and lack of interest lead to mistrust

lack of openness and transparency, arbitrariness, disinterest in employees and a lack of empathy are factors that make trust difficult. Respect, eye level, real appreciation for people and acting according to clear values ​​make trust easier. In addition to exchanging positive views and addressing negative points, it is often the small things that lead employees to express or deny their trust in managers, from project managers to entrepreneurs to managers:

Punctual appearance at Meeting is just as important as addressing employees personally and by name. The role model effect should not be underestimated here. Do employees notice that everyone in the Team (and nothing else is a company) his experiences and Competencies, Skills and Power brings that together after Solutions for Problems is sought and bosses and managers in particular do not just utter empty phrases, a good basis for trust has been created.

Three tips for building trust

But even if the willingness to trust each employee is very different, there are sensible ones Measures, in order to fundamentally establish and expand trust as a resource:

1. To reflect yourself continuously: What do I understand by trust? What expectations do I have for a trusting relationship? Only when we ask ourselves these questions again and again at the beginning (and also during and during a relationship) can mutual trust arise and grow.
2. Prefer to communicate informally: The corporate framework sometimes makes open communication difficult. Managers should therefore seize every opportunity for a spontaneous exchange with employees. In the coffee kitchen, in the hall or on the way to lunch, it is much easier.
3. Always behave fairly: Managers make mistakes - after all, they are human beings. However, it is important not to cover them up, but to stand by them. Commitments and fair assessments of others are perceived by employees as fair. Your own trustworthiness is not questioned.

Successful leadership begins with successful self-management

The Behavior and the management style of superiors have a significant Effect on employees and their output, as the results of the Gallup Engagement Index show every year. Executives, bosses or managers - today more than ever they are all using their social skills, their Personality, their passion and enthusiasm, their sovereignty and resilience, hers Courage, their openness and their future orientation.

The inner attitude and outward effect of concentrating on strengths instead of deficits focus and good emotion management are just a few of the key qualifications, which of course also include trust. Meeting these criteria requires successful self-management. In short: If you want to lead successfully, you must first be able to lead yourself well.

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