5. Smile more.
Everybody has a default expression on their face. Apparently, mine is that I look stressed and uptight.
I don’t feel stressed or uptight, but that’s how I come across to people because of my default look.
Years ago I had to learn to change that.
The antidote? Smile more.
In meetings. While walking around the office. Even when preaching.
Ever notice more preachers look angry when they teach?
Smile more. You’ll influence more people.
It’s still a daily discipline, but it makes a big difference.
6. Decide your employees don’t work for you, but that you work for them.
The best leaders realize that their employees don’t work for them; they work for their employees.
A servant’s heart beats within the best leaders; they treat their employees with kindness, respect and empathy.
Rather than getting less from your team with this approach, you’ll actually get more. Motivated employees want to help their bosses succeed.
As the economy changes, this is even more important. Employee loyalty is down. Frustration is up. And the best workers today realize they have a lot of options they could pursue.
What will often keep an employee with an organization long term is not just adequate pay or perks; it’s people.
If you start to serve your team with a whole heart, you’ll discover that your team wants to spend more time serving you.
What Would You Do?
Those are six resolutions that will be part of my new year.
What other high-yield resolutions would you add to the list?
What do you think every leader should do?
