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If you really want to soar in the coming year, end-of-the-year planning is not just about getting your strategy straight and your financial house in order. You also need to get your head right and that means tuning up your spirit, renewing your mental resources, and recommitting to your deepest values. In short you do not just reflect on business, but you also reflect on life! This podcast will focus on the Top 10 Christmas Leadership Tips to assist you in becoming the best version of yourself.

Build Trust With Your Team – We all desire to trust and be trusted. The only way this will happen is for you to build a relationship with your team. Thank you Millennials for pushing the issue of “relational conversations.”

Be Passionate and Positive – You can influence your environment by being passionate, enthusiastic, and positive about your work. Be excited about what you’re doing and the impact your business is having on the world.

Be Open – Encourage your team to being up questions and concerns. Allow them to participate in decisions and policies. Another way encourage openness is to share stories of team members’ contributions.

Delegate – The truth of leadership is that you cannot do it all, all by yourself. Allow others to share in the heavy lifting. Teach them to be responsible.

Hold Your Team Accountable – Remember that delegation and teamwork won’t mean anything if you don’t hold your employees accountable. This is actually one of the most important skills of a good leader.

Be Specific – The quality of any output is determined by the quality of the input. As a leader have you settle the idea that you are clear in what you want?

Be Open – Encourage your team to being up questions and concerns. Allow them to participate in decisions and policies. Another way encourage openness is to share stories of team members’ contributions.

Delegate – The truth of leadership is that you cannot do it all, all by yourself. Allow others to share in the heavy lifting. Teach them to be responsible.

Hold Your Team Accountable – Remember that delegation and teamwork won’t mean anything if you don’t hold your employees accountable. This is actually one of the most important skills of a good leader.

Be Specific – The quality of any output is determined by the quality of the input. As a leader have you settle the idea that you are clear in what you want?

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Music:  “Wishful Thinking” by Dan Lebowitz