Leadership Tip: Make a List of All the Things You Hated

What are the things you have hated about every job you ever had? What things did your old boss or manager do that drove you wild or made you feel bad? Often realizing what didn’t empower you gives insight into what you need to avoid as a leader.

Although we like to work in the positive of “do these things”, we also can formulate those by recognizing what didn’t work with us and making sure we don’t do it to others.

Leadership Tip: Make a List of All the Things You Loved

Every leader – whether good or bad – was at one point an employee. As an employee we all have things we loved about our previous bosses. We often also have things that we hated. Take a moment to think about all the things you loved as an employee. What empowered you? What made you feel great?

Make a list of these things and post it in a place where you will see it and do those things with your team.