You lead your company, whether you’re a manager or the CEO. It’s important for everyone involved in the company that you make the right decisions every day you go to work. However, sometimes old-school ideas get in the way. The world has started to move to something called “transformative” leadership, and there doesn’t appear to be any turning back. The old days of command-and-control are fading out of favor and are being replaced by meaningful relationships, understanding bosses, and explanations that help employees grow into their positions instead of making them feel like they’re stuck in them forever. Read on to find out the things that you probably shouldn’t be doing in this day and age.
Money is the Only Focus
The bottom line of your business is important, don’t get us wrong, and it’s always important you keep it in mind when you make decisions that involve your company. However, the days of it being the primary factor informing all of your decisions are over. Instead, the companies of today are driven by people, customers and employees alike. Relationship building is in, and what boosts profit is customer loyalty and good relationships between customers and your employees.
Just Doing What You’re Told
You have a boss over you (even though you are a boss) and they tell you what to do. You salute them and you do what they asked you to do, and you expect you’ll be keeping your job for the next thirty years as long as you do exactly what is asked of you. The world of today is very different however, and even though you have the experience, you may not be an “A” player if all you do is what you’re told. Employees that go above and beyond what is asked of them are in.
