Getting to Know You - The Key to Successful Leadership

Good leadership looks like a flock of birds. That doesn’t mean everyone on the team has to dress in feathers, rather it means leadership is dynamic, shifting, and also tight-knit. In this episode of Programming Leadership, Marcus talks about what it takes to be a good leader and provides real solutions on how to build trust and gain feedback from your team.

Show Notes

• Being a young leader over a team with more experience requires emotional intelligence and collaboration in order to build trust and confidence.
• Truly get to know your employees. It helps build trust and reduces negative impressions.
• “Preconceptions are relationships based on past interactions with people that remind us of someone else.” - Marcus
• Followership is not inferior to leadership.
• One-on-one meetings should be frequent, consistent and not cancelled.
• One-on-one meetings are important for building trust and gaining real feedback.

Links:

• GitPrime.com