Today I am going to throw a question out
there and I would like to see your responses in my comments. The question today
is “What is your most frustrating part of being a leader?”
We learn by asking questions and we learn
buy understanding what makes ourselves and others frustrated. What happens when
a leader is frustrated is that they can let their guard down and lose control
of situations. A leader needs to either be in control or always seem like they
are in control.
The one thing that frustrates me as a
leader is when people don’t listen and they don’t do what you expect of them.
When this happens it sometimes means extra work for the leader or taking extra
time to explain the process. In the busy world of leadership you want people to
get it right the first time. To be fair it may not be their fault it is
important that you as the leader explains things clearly the first time.
Here are some things the leader can do to
prevent them getting frustrated when people don’t listen.
- Explain things clearly.
- Ask for them to repeat the instructions.
- Follow-up to make sure things are going well.
- If it is a long project set up one-on-ones to talk about the progression.
If you follow these four things it
hopefully will help eliminate some of the frustration you might feel. It doesn’t
matter what your frustration might be these four things will help alleviate the
frustration.
What frustrates you?
Comments