3 Bad Leadership Habits to Leave Behind This Year
Stemming the losses from the Great Resignation are a top priority for leaders this year. The changes needed are not all about the employees. Here are three leadership habits to leave in the past as we charge full speed ahead
By | Rob Volpe | www.entrepreneur.com
Though 2022 has started off repeating some of the same headlines as early 2021 — a surge in Covid cases and uncertainty surrounding office reopenings and in-person schooling, along with the dual reality of anxiety about the most contagious variant of the pandemic yet for some and an “over it”mentality for others — it doesn’t mean that we should repeat the leadership mistakes we made in 2021 (or even 2020).
Challenges to business that had not been problematic in the past (notably supply chain, distribution and staffing issues) are now first and foremost on the “fix it” list of many business leaders. This discombobulation coupled with the uncertainty in the outside world is causing increased stress for everyone, top to bottom and sideways throughout your organization. The natural inclination, the old way, is to coach everyone to put their heads down and work through the problem at hand. But what if that only exacerbates the stress?
Many of our bad leadership behaviors are rooted in limited empathy. That lack of empathy in leadership has greatly contributed to the employee dissatisfaction fueling the Great Resignation. How about reflecting on the past and changing a few behaviors in order to yield a better outcome that ultimately leads to more success for your organization?
Here are three bad habits to leave behind in 2021 and the new behaviors to replace them.
