6 E's of personal leadership

While working with teams I noticed that I was not always successful in creating the environment that I was looking for. As I took a step back to look at how I behaved and the goals I was trying to establish I came up with my 6 E’s of personal leadership.

Envision: Think about the direction to take the team based on your assessment and discussion with the individuals and coaches.

Empower: Create ownership of the task at hand so that the team wants to achieve it. Involve them in the decisions so they know what the plan is and that their input is valued.

Engage: Connect with each team member as an individual. Ask about their day and get to know them. Develop a personal relationship with the individuals and the team.

Encourage: Push them to achieve more. Know what their limits are and get them to push those limits so they set new ones. If they are always comfortable they will not improve.

Energetic: Always bring your best self every day. Be happy and excited to be there. Energy is infectious, both positive and negative. Positive energy creates a positive environment.

Enthusiastic: Complement the little things and support everyone. Be their cheerleader as well as their coach. When things are not going as planned it is easy to get down, but turn it around and work for something greater. Small improvements make big changes over time.

I encourage everyone to take a step back when working with teams to evaluate how things are going. When you notice patterns in your, and others, behavior, come up with a way to change it. 5 E’s works for me, what will work for you?