In this article, you’re finding 3 simple “tricks” to put in place now to start strengthening your charisma as a manager and strengthen trust climate on your management and on your teams.
Choose between relationships and addictions
Have you ever had the unpleasant feeling of when a person stops listening to you to take their phone that just vibrated?
Worse: when you ask them if it was something serious, they reply: “no no, it’s just an ad…”. Same way, would it come to your mind check your LinkedIn as you wake up, before even saying “hello” to your wife or husband?
The message sent here is clear when it happens and even worse when it turns out to be an habit: “My relationship with others counts less than my relationship (dependence) with social media”.
That’s also true for every professional exchanges on meetings. If I keep my phone in front of me and I’m ready to open it at the slightest notification, that means people around me care less than my addiction to the reactions of my phone.
Think about it, specially if you’re under 35. If I can’t keep my phone turned off during meetings, that’s because my meeting is either too long or less important than my urgencies on management.
Ask your team what’s the company mission
What’s your company mission?
Test it. The majority, including managers, will tell you what they do, instead of the reason for them to do so.
An example answer heard from energy company leaders is: “The mission of the company is to ensure that everybody arrives home safely at night…”. That’s the how and not the why.
Therefore, we’ll never move anyone with a how. Give a meaning to the job and remind it as many times are needed.
Be the last to speak
Certainly one of the greatest leaders of the last century was Nelson Mandela.
He once told about how impacted he was by his father that was a tribal leader, and in every tribal council his father spoke last.
He first listened without ever interrupting or showing disapproval or approval. When it had come his turn, he used to make question to try to understand the basis of an opinion, an observation or a criticism, to force someone going to the end of a thought.
For instance: “Why is that important to…?” or “What would happen if nothing was made?”.
“The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives.”
Esther Perel
Then, why 99% of the management doesn’t follow these three simple steps? Know how to apply it in your company, contact us right now.