We always debate the differences between being just a boss and being a leader. And in these conversations, we made clear the importance of exercising good leadership, fair and responsible, however, it may be that despite your efforts, the result is not being achieved, so I ask a question: more than a good leader, you are being the leader that your company needs
When a person is promoted and takes on a leadership position, it is normal to feel a little lost at first, as if I didn't know for sure which path to take or what the best decision to make. After all, many pieces of information start to arrive at the same time and it is necessary to deal with issues that were not previously within that scope, besides the concern for the employees
However, what will really make a difference in your professional life as a manager, and that goes beyond others' perception of you being a good leader or not, it is the perception of your own work and consequently the understanding of whether you are a leader who can meet the needs of the organization at that moment. And believe me, doing this is not easy at all and can take some time
What are the company's pain points? What are the mistakes that are happening? Where improvements can be made? What are the short-term goals, medium and long term? How the team can evolve? Your company will constantly ask you these questions, and you – in the position of leader -, needs these answers to be able to move forward and do what is being asked effectively and assertively
In this sense, it is essential that you are able to understand the processes of the organization and how they work, to identify any potential problems, when they arise. Having a 360 view will allow you to know the business in its entirety, it is thus feasible to know about their respective details and define what is a priority, focusing your attention, focus and efforts
And to do this effectively, the leader can apply the OKRs – Objectives and Key Results -, in the execution plan of the strategy and thus rely on the team to get hands-on, because each member will know exactly their role, what will make it much easier for the manager to delegate tasks and believe that they will be done as agreed
The truth is that it won't be overnight that you will be able to put these actions into practice, but it requires constant daily exercise for mastery and control to be replaced by partnership and trust. A leadership focused more on the company and its employees will certainly be able to identify problems and bring improvements to the organization as a whole
Reaching results is not an individual task, not even the leader, nor the employee, but teamwork and, for that, it is essential to bring everyone around what is most important: the results that need to be achieved. This is the fundamental work of the leader, engage and equip the team with what is necessary from the perspective of tools and processes, and the OKRs are the piece that connects strategy with engagement
Be the leader your company needs
