Transform Your Leadership

Are you ready to transform your leadership and create a high-performing team?

“Findings indicate that managers account for at least 70% of the variance in employee engagement…. Teams with higher engagement levels show 21% greater profitability and 41% lower absenteeism.” - CJPI

· Shifting from Player to Coach

· Enhancing Thinking

· Improving Self-Awareness

· Building Trust and Empowerment

· Rooting for Success

Shifting from Player to Coach

You likely achieved a leadership position by building a reputation for outstanding results. You’ve been the ‘go-to’ person for getting things done and you take pride in directly applying your skills. The challenge now is not about your performance; it’s about your teams’ performance. Leadership is about being invested in your team and bringing out the best in them. That requires you to shift from a player to a coach. Here are a few principles and practices to achieve dramatic results.

Enhancing Thinking

“Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” - Old Proverb

Your job is not to think for the team, but to up level the thinking on the team. This is about asking the right questions versus offering the right answers. You need to apply coaching skills to help your team get ‘unstuck’. It’s through this process that your team unlocks new levels of clarity and perspective. As your team enhances their thinking, your leadership impact will scale, and you create a foundation for a high-performance culture.

Improving Self-Awareness

“With self-awareness, you gain clarity. With clarity, you gain confidence. With confidence, you gain momentum.” - Unknown

We all have beliefs and habits that guide our daily behavior, which may help or hinder our performance. Some of these may be conscious and some may be blind spots. As a leader it is important for you to help your team members to uncover insights, to increase their self-awareness and facilitate breakthroughs in individual and team performance.

Building Trust and Empowerment

“Leadership is unlocking people’s potential to become better.” – Bill Bradley

When you have a foundation of trust and empowerment between leaders and team members, you unleash innovation, energy and performance. You create a space where people blossom to be the best versions of themselves – increasing productivity and impact in the organization. When you foster trust in your team, you foster growth in your business.

Rooting for Success

“Appreciation can make a day – even change a life. Your willingness to put it into words is all that is necessary.” – Margaret Cousins

While people often chase higher titles and compensation - both of which are fleeting - the real prize lies in knowing you and your team have each other’s backs. People will always go the extra mile for you as a leader, if you truly appreciate and recognize them. Their success will become your legacy.

Leadership is about more than results – it’s about inspiring growth in your team and creating a culture where everyone thrives.

Reflect on these principles and take one actionable step to implement them. You and your team will benefit greatly.

Rik Basi