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Royal D. Bush serves as a Multifaith Chaplain
with Inclusive Life. He studied at
Andersonville Theological Seminary, and with the International Institute of
Faith Based Counseling. He holds a
Bachelor Degree in business administration. Chaplain Royal shares two important
messages: You are beautiful, you are loved and you are worthy, just the way you
are. And: Now is time in this world that
every human being is called to life up the weak, offer a hand UP to the
impoverished, cherish our elders and stand up for the oppressed.
Need some
tips to lead others? Being a boss does
not mean you are a leader. Being a
leader is above simply have the responsibility of managing others. Read on…
React Swiftly.
So many times it is perceived that issues get swept under the
carpet. Addressing issues quickly is
important. It helps everyone understand
that leadership is paying attention and cares about keeping the environment harmonious
and productive. Ignoring or not
addressing issues will lead to poor or low morale and it will begin to cause a
lack of respect towards leadership.
Addressing issues head-on and consistently is important.
Remember what it was like.
Too many times those who were promoted or who were once where those you
are leading are at now forget what it was like.
Your role and responsibility may be different now. It is even MORE important to have time to
speak to and listen to those whom you are doing the work you once did.
Find value in employees. I have always managed with the focus
that the A number one most important person in my world as a manager is… the
employee, not the customer or guest. If
I focus, train, and lead employees to care for, handle and help customers and
guests as I would I know that THAT is the recipe for greatness. And it works!
It is about giving them the tools, listening and inspecting what I
expect from each of them.
Now there
are always those key employees that are born to go beyond what is normally
expected. What do you do for them? You invest!
Don’t focus on charts, graphs and goals.
Those who focus on developing staff and helping them achieve their
goals, will produce the results everyone wants naturally.
Fix Week Link. Every place has one. That one employee who is difficult to work
with, the who is not well liked, and other managers don’t want in their
department. No matter what they do, it
is wrong, it won’t work and everyone knows it.
Secretly that employee knows what position they are in. And even if they want to change, without help
it simply will not work. When “we” (and
I mean everyone) say “employee x” is no good, is useless and needs to go” guess
what? They will become no good, they
will become useless and they will need to go.
Most of the
time, nothing can be further from the truth.
You have someone who has probably been there for some time and therefore
you have a lot of resources invested in them.
Is it possible to turn someone around?
The answer is yes. I have, I do
and it can be done! All the time, maybe
not AND it can be done.
As a leader
you have a bit more clout. You can begin
by pointing out the good things that they do, praise (authentic praise) goes a
long way, especially when done in public.
Talk to the employee and being up front and head-on with the employee and
letting them know you want to help give them a make-over and a second chance is
key, let them part of the process and get them re-motivated.
For all the
times it may not work you WILL have an employee who will succeed. Think about the impact you will have made in their
professional and personal life. You can
be the change you seek in this world!
Put others first. Me, me me. Me. ME
ME ME ME. Isn’t that what you hear when
some leaders talk? Don’t be that
person. Good leaders serve others and
have no need to promote themselves or toot their own horn (their employees will
do that for them!) Take the time to know
what others are doing and help promote that, share that and help be proud of
the people whom you are working with.
Consistently
let your employees know (by your actions, behavior and words) that their work
is more important than yours. And, never
ask someone to do something you would not do.
Both hallmarks of legendary leaders.
We can be the change we seek in
this world, and in ourselves. One day. One journey.
One person. One leader at a time.
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Visits. We serve all without exception.
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