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Learn How to be a Collaborative Leader
Seeing the words collaborative and leadership in the same sentence may seem like an oxymoron.
Those in leadership positions are often portrayed as commanders, decision-makers, rule-enforcers. They are “above” in the hierarchal ladder thus are more isolated from the team they are leading.
With their focus on the bird’s eye view, we tend to forget the most important piece: they are still a part of the team.
A team is that much more limited in its success when individuals on the team aren’t involved in a collaborative effort—including the leader of the team.
This is why leadership team development is important. A big factor to develop your team is becoming a collaborative leader.
As teams get larger, more diverse, dispersed—remote—and specialized, being a manager overseeing tasks and responsibilities is not cutting it anymore.
A study by Harvard Business Review says managers and employees are spending up to 50 % more time performing collaborative activities over the past two years.
While there is much to applaud about this development, “when consumption of a valuable resource spikes that dramatically, it should also give us pause,” reads the article.
As a leader, you don’t want all your employees to be focusing on one task or project. I’m sure there are other aspects of your company that need attention.
But as a leader, you also don’t want to miss out on the potential you could be contributing to this collaborative effort.
More than that, you want to know how to offer adequate guided leadership to collaborative work.
If you’re mainly used to leading individuals, leading efforts in groups is your next challenge to focus on.
So, how can managers successfully practice collaborative leadership while maintaining the work structure and dynamics? How can you facilitate it without reverting back to becoming an oversized individual contributor again?
Well, leadership coaching programs could enhance your leadership skills. But, first, let’s define collaborative leadership and steps to achieve it.👇
Table of Contents:
Now that you have mastered how to manage conflict - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
Now that you have mastered how to create an environment of empowerment via the 3-P's - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
Developing Your Communication, Empathy and Emotional Intelligence skills is start. What is your plan of action for implementing your learnings within your your team?
Now that you understand the differences in these titles - what is your plan of action for what you learned?
Assessing your team's behaviors is a start - but do you have a plan of action for the results?
Now that you have mastered the art of decision making - what is your plan of action for making an impact with your team?
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A DISC Behavior Assessment is the best way to understand your team's personalities.
Each DISC Assessment includes a Self Assessment and DISC Style evaluation worksheet
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