The best way to know if you are an effective leader is to determine if you are being followed. People want to follow an effective leader but they tend not to follow a poor leader.
If you can't tell, ask your subordinates. Ask questions of those who you are trying to lead how you are doing. Ask them if you are clear. Ask them what they need from you and if you are providing it. Be vulnerable to them and let them feel empowered to really answer you. This will strengthen your relationship with them and make them respect the fact that you really want to be a good leader. In turn, they will follow you.
It's OK if you don't know everything, have every answer, know exactly what to do. A good leader figures out how to get those answers using the resources around them. The difference between a good leader and a typical worker is that a leader cares enough to do something when something needs to be done. A leader cares enough to close an issue when it arises. They don't have to have an answer, but they have to demand that an answer is ultimately reached.
If you can't tell, ask your subordinates. Ask questions of those who you are trying to lead how you are doing. Ask them if you are clear. Ask them what they need from you and if you are providing it. Be vulnerable to them and let them feel empowered to really answer you. This will strengthen your relationship with them and make them respect the fact that you really want to be a good leader. In turn, they will follow you.
It's OK if you don't know everything, have every answer, know exactly what to do. A good leader figures out how to get those answers using the resources around them. The difference between a good leader and a typical worker is that a leader cares enough to do something when something needs to be done. A leader cares enough to close an issue when it arises. They don't have to have an answer, but they have to demand that an answer is ultimately reached.
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