Tuesday, April 01, 2014

5 Leadership Styles to Inspire Peak Performance


leadership-styles-management-styles-peak-performanceWhat qualities and management styles do great managers possess to inspire and motivate their employees to deliver at their peak performance? The job of the manager is to get things done by leading others to success. Use these 5 leadership styles to get the most out of your employees.
It is important to develop management styles that suit different situations. Each leader has their own leadership styles and it is your job to inspire your employees to deliver at their peak performance.  Your ability to organize the work and to supervise your staff effectively to get the job done on schedule and on budget is the key to getting the results for which you are responsible.

The Best Management Styles

According to numerous surveys of employees in the work world, the best bosses and supervisors possess three management styles:
1. Structure. Everyone knows exactly what needs to be done, why it is to be done, and to what standard.
2. Consideration. The boss makes employees feel that he or she really cares about them.
3. Freedom. Good bosses give their people freedom to perform. Once they have assigned a task, they try to stay out of the way, except to comment and to help when needed.

Discovering Your Leadership Styles

One of your jobs as the leader is to be a teacher. The reason you are in charge is because of your leadership styles and your superior level of knowledge and skill. If you would like to continue to develop your management styles and master your true talents download my free report “Discovering Your Talents.”  One of the most helpful things you do is to pass on your knowledge and skill to those who report to you. Teach other people how to do the job that you have already mastered. You multiply your output by teaching someone else how to do something that only you can do. And you increase their value to the business.

The 5 Keys to Inspire Peak Performance

1. Accept complete responsibility for your staff. You choose them, you assign them, and you manage them. You are responsible for your staff to operate at their peak performance.
2. Look upon your staff with the same patience and understanding as you would look upon younger members of your family.
3. Practice the Friendship Factor with them, which is composed of three components: time, care, and respect. Give staff time when they want to talk. Express care and concern for them and their problems. Treat them with respect, the same way you would treat a customer or friend.
4. Practice Servant Leadership, by seeing your job as a position of trust with your subordinates. Just as they are there to serve you and the company, you are there to serve them, as well.
5. Practice Golden Rule Management. Treat each person the way you would like to be treated if the situation were reversed. When you practice Golden Rule Management—you manage other people the way you would like to be managed—you will elicit peak performance from your employees more than in any other way.

Get What You Need Out of Your Employees

By using and developing these techniques and leadership styles you will notice a change in your employees work. By practicing these management styles you will bring your team to great success, increase productivity in the workplace and inspire peak performance in your employees.
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12 Positive Steps to Take When Stressed and Depressed


Exercise
Exercise
Exercise is proven to produce an increase in chemicals such as endorphins, which can make us feel less depressed – and can help to lessen fatigue as well.  Exercises are available for individuals of all ability levels, and patients should discuss an appropriate exercise program with their doctor. 



Stress management program
Stress management program
Many strategies, such as meditation, yoga, guided-imagery, progressive relaxation, bio-feedback, and even regular napping, are available to manage stress, which in turn, can help to make you less susceptible to life’s ups and downs.  Which technique you choose doesn’t matter, it is only important that you stay committed and practice the exercises you find to be helpful.


Talk about it
Talk about it
Confiding in a trusted friend or family member about difficult feelings or thoughts can often improve your mood.





Commit to one activity each week
Commit to one activity each week
Being accountable to a group can be a motivator to change your environment and get social support – which can ultimately be uplifting.






Write in a journal
Write in a journal
Take time to write down your emotions, the act of which is a very safe outlet to release negative thoughts that may be building up inside.






Develop a spiritual interest
Develop a spiritual interest
Spending time in nature, prayer, meditation, or a religious setting, are all forms of spiritual practice.  How you define spirituality does not really matter; the important thing is that you feel connected with something greater than yourself.  When firmly grounded in a spiritual belief, one can come back to this centered place – especially during times of stress or sadness – and find great comfort.


Find your bliss
Find your bliss
What is the one thing in your life that makes you want to get up in the morning and keep going even when your body wants to rollover and go back to sleep?  What images can you think of that make you smile?  This can be a loved one, a job, a hobby, or even a higher purpose.  Your bliss can be a great motivator when you need an incentive to care for yourself.


Help others
Help others
Volunteering is a great way to improve self-esteem and combat feelings of worthlessness.  Frequently volunteers report feeling physically, emotionally, and intellectually recharged after doing something for others.





Reward yourself
Reward yourself
Do something that makes you feel good (and causes no harm).  Ideas include getting a massage, renting your favorite DVD, spending time at the park, enjoying a delicious meal, and reading a great book, just to name a few.





Adopt a pet
Adopt a pet
Although a pet can be hard work initially, owning a pet can help to take one’s attention away from his or her despair.  Pets provide unconditional love that is so desperately needed during depressive episodes.






Create a gratitude list
Create a gratitude list
By consciously taking the time to shift the focus from all that is going wrong, to all that is going right in your life, you can create moments of pleasure.








Maintain a sense of humor
Maintain a sense of humor
Laughing provides therapeutic value – even consciously smiling can help you to feel better.