Show Notes
In this episode we talk about leadership core skills. Specifically building trust. How do you build trust with a team? We talk through the 5 Ways of Being that help you build trust with a team.
Ben Caird is a seasoned professional leader. He's led teams of all sizes in a variety of tech companies and has years of experience.
Show Links
Ben Pearce LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/
Tech World Human Skills Home - https://www.techworldhumanskills.com
Ben Caird Linked In - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bcaird/
Keywords
Trust, Authentic, Vulnerable, Accepting, Present, Useful, Leadership, Coaching, Results, Team
Takeaways
Be Authentic: Work in line with your values, own your feedback directly, be the same person at work and outside
Be Vulnerable: Lead with your mistakes, make it safe for others to fail, encourage challenge even publicly
Be Accepting: Delegate outcomes not activities, coach people to improve in their style not yours, accept different approaches
Be Present: Put your phone away, give full attention, show up physically when possible, consider if you give or drain energy
Be Useful: Stop doing the work, coach and open doors instead, pass the pen and let others own the plan
Ask "What do you think?": It's powerfully empowering and helps people feel heard
Efficiency vs Effectiveness: The fastest way (just telling people what to do) is often the least effective
Build diverse teams: Don't hire clones of yourself - different approaches strengthen the team
Leadership isn't looseness: Know what's going on, stay close enough to coach and drive results
Results through people: You can be a nice human AND achieve great results - it's not either/or
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