4 Keys for Leadership Connection
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4 Keys for Leadership Connection
However, it is essential for a leader to connect to people
in a sincere and genuine fashion. Remaining authentic as you forge connections
with followers is important, and it will assure people that the connection they
have with you is real. So, how does a Leader connect to people in an authentic
manner without losing too many nights sleep?
Values are essential part of understanding people’s hopes
and dreams. Communicating on a values level is powerful and forms deep
connections in short time frame, without causing nightmares. Eliciting and
gaining an understanding of people’s values has a double benefit: firstly, it
will give you a true understanding of your followers. Secondly it will cause
your followers to feel that you understand and believe in them.
1.
Know you
own Values before eliciting Values of Others: Understanding who you are,
what you stand for, what your values are and how they influence your life and
your leadership approach is vitally important before setting out to discover
the Values of others. Values affect just about every decision we make in life,
so it goes without saying that it is to our own benefit to know our own Values.
Understanding that values are different from person to person must give rise to
an innate respect for peoples values and differences of value interpretation.
2.
Initiate
the Connection process. Don’t wait for people to want to connect to you.
Take charge and actively seek connection with the people you serve. Engage them
in friendly conversation and get them to a place where they are comfortable
talking about their dreams and hopes. Leaders are dealers in Hopes and Dreams.
Once the initial connection has been made, make effort to build the
relationship from your side.
3.
Be sure
to be open and sincere in your communication with others. If you want
people to believe you are real – then – BE REAL! Authenticity goes a long way
to develop credibility.
4. Don’t make it about you; make it about them. Have you ever walked away from an interaction with an important somebody thinking that they are so full of themselves that they probably didn’t even hear a word you said? Don’t be that leader. Make it about the other person. Get them talking, find out who they are and what they expect from life, and they will walk away feeling a connection, believing in you!
For leaders to be effective, they need to connect with
people. Great leaders will recognize this truth and act on it. You can’t move
people to action unless you first move them with emotion. “People don’t care how much you know until
they know how much you care.” You develop credibility with people when you
connect with them and show that you genuinely care and want to help them. And
as a result, they usually respond in kind and want to help you.
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Leadership success is related to a Leader’s ability. The
more abilities the leader has, the more likely the Leader is to succeed. One of
these abilities required by the Leader is the ability to connect to people. A
leader needs to touch the hearts of followers before asking them to put their
hands to work.
Many people immediately get defensive when they hear a
Leader must “Care”. Visions of getting personally involved in the daily details
of others lives, carrying burdens and sharing tears put people off getting
involved in “caring”. Although a Leader will share these types of intimate
moments with inner circle followers or advisors, it is not necessary for the
Leader to become an emotional prostitute and ship wreck their personal lives
for the sake of being a caring success.However, it is essential for a leader to connect to people
in a sincere and genuine fashion. Remaining authentic as you forge connections
with followers is important, and it will assure people that the connection they
have with you is real. So, how does a Leader connect to people in an authentic
manner without losing too many nights sleep?
It’s one thing to communicate to people because you believe
you have something of value to say. It’s another to communicate with people
because you believe they have value. People’s opinions of us have less to do
with what they see in us than with what we can help them see in themselves. By
eliciting their values, you will help people better understand themselves and
discover meaning in what it is they do.
Listed below are four keys to connecting to people and
eliciting their values:
3.
Be sure
to be open and sincere in your communication with others. If you want
people to believe you are real – then – BE REAL! Authenticity goes a long way
to develop credibility. 4. Don’t make it about you; make it about them. Have you ever walked away from an interaction with an important somebody thinking that they are so full of themselves that they probably didn’t even hear a word you said? Don’t be that leader. Make it about the other person. Get them talking, find out who they are and what they expect from life, and they will walk away feeling a connection, believing in you!
Asking good questions and being an attentive listener are
two essential tools in your Connection Kitbag. Use them as described above to
develop strong connections with people that know you care, and feel understood
and validated when you are around. Leadership is not about just getting your
objectives carried out.
For leaders to be effective, they need to connect with
people. Great leaders will recognize this truth and act on it. You can’t move
people to action unless you first move them with emotion. “People don’t care how much you know until
they know how much you care.” You develop credibility with people when you
connect with them and show that you genuinely care and want to help them. And
as a result, they usually respond in kind and want to help you.<< Leadership << 21 Laws to Leadership
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