IntHERrupt21 Elo 2023

INT 142: Being Comfortable in your Leadership Style

When you watched someone else take charge, did you ever wish you had their leadership skills?

Maybe you questioned yourself why you can't be a more assertive leader like them or why you can't get your team to work together like they did.

Don't feel bad if you ever had these thoughts, as everyone has unique leadership styles. However, only some people are comfortable displaying their leadership style to others.

Today's episode of Int-HER-rupt is a rerun of episode 109. Our host Linda revisits her discussion with Jordan LaSalle to help you become comfortable with your leadership style.

Meet Your Team Member Instead of Forcing Them to Come to You

Jordan has a background in teaching, and one vital thing she kept in mind throughout her career is: Meet the student instead of forcing the student to meet her.
People learn and work differently, so if you want to teach or lead effectively, you must go to whoever you’re in charge of.
Emotional intelligence is vital to this. Be aware of the strengths and weaknesses of your team and play to their strengths. Optimize things for your team so you can effectively work.

Take the Time to Build Authentic Relationships

After she worked in teaching, Jordan transitioned to being the vice president of education at her school. Just like she had done with her students, she focused on building genuine connections with the people under her.

Jordan did an exercise where she had everyone she worked with create a user manual. The manual asked a few questions:

What brings out the best in me.
What brings out the worst in me.
How to work most effectively with me.

Team exercises build a relationship between you and your workers. It also gives you an idea of effectively...

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