Molding a Leader

As I spoke to one of my managers we began to discuss an action plan for one of our team members. I explained that I was going to have a conversation with this person and discuss the great opportunities that we were going to be coming up. I then realized this would be a great opportunity to empower this manager to deliver this positive message. This brought immediate confidence and excitement to this manager as I then coached on how to prepare for the conversation. It not only showed I had the confidence in her as a leader but it helped her build a relationship with the team member.

As leaders it is important to empower people to make critical business decisions. If a manager is not willing to empower his/her team it is unlikely their team will grow. I feel the managers number one responsibility is to identify peoples strengths and help them achieve their goals. If this development does not take place the manager is simply doing a disservice to his/her employees. However if this does takes place you will find future business leaders that will create new process and challenge the status quo. Once they build confidence they will grow to new heights and will become the overall leaders of the business. As the legacy is being built the culture will change and the business will reach heights it never thought it could perform. This is an awesome achievement and a truly exciting time to be part of the business.