Leadership and Recognition

Encouraging the heart is all about learning how to develop your leadership skills.  Strong leadership is necessary if an organization is going to excel.  The strength of your organization will be determined by the development of your team members.  Your team members will follow your leadership if there are key ingredients in place.

One of the key ingredients is the recognition of team players.  Recognition encourages the heart and motivates your team members to excel.  Now be careful how you recognize others.  You must learn your team members.  This takes time but the pay off is incredible.  Degrading a team member is uncalled for.  You are the leader, the professional.  It is your job to develop the strength of your team.  You do not do that by put-downs or degrading a team member in private or public.

As the leader you must give recognition to hard work.  Hard work does pay dividends but the tangible outcomes are not always evident.  Many external and internal factors determine outcome.  It is important not to discourage your team by bashing and demonstrating inappropriate behavior.  Some leaders ignore this and that is why there is high turnover in the organization they lead.  You want to keep team members that produce results.

As the leader you have an obligation to your team to drop arrogance and embrace the attitude of a servant.  Promote arrogance and you will be hated.  Your team will find ways to undermine your leadership.  Your organization will suffer with poor results.  Embrace a servants attitude and encourage your team with fairness, love, and words that give strong direction, and you will be followed.  Your team will also defend and protect you.

So recognize your team.  Use words that focus on their ability to succeed. Use words that encourage the heart and motivate desired outcomes.  Don't bash, degrade, or discourage others with poor behavior.   Build others up.  Call forth their gifts.  Let your team know you value them and value the gifts they bring to your organization.

It is the responsibility of every leader to encourage the hearts of those who follow.  Find your team and encourage them. In doing so you will change your world one person at a time.

Be Encouraged,
Rick