Six things leaders need to know about leading.

ASK YOURSELF:

01. Balancing extrinsic and intrinsic motivation.

Bonuses, promotions and reprimands only provide a temporary effect. Employees’ personal interest in their jobs, a good working environment, and fulfilling relationships with colleagues provide long-term satisfaction.
02. Emotional contagion.

We catch each other’s feelings and we catch a leader’s feelings even more quickly.
03. When everything is a problem or a challenge.

Is negativity bias helping or hurting your decision-making?
04. The personal is professional.

Where we invest our time and our selves is always deeply personal.
05. Work/life balance starts with you.

Boundary-setting is aligned with core values.
06. If you aren't managing your stress, it is certainly managing you.

Don’t let it sneak up on you.

If you aren’t leading with these concepts in mind, consider doing some research and adding these tools to your leadership toolbox.