11 Ways to be Seen as a Leader at Work
Channel: Biness
Date: 22/04/2015

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Forget your job title for a moment: effective leadership is not about position - it's about perception.
Here are 11 ways to build your reputation as the kind of leader others want to follow.
Published in: Career, Leadership & Management

Transcript
1. Ways to be seen11as a leader at work (Even if it’s not in your title.)
2. EARN RESPECT FOR A BIG WIN, EARLY ON.
5. Starting out at a new company? Demonstrate your ability to make things happen. Give yourself 3 weeks to get comfortable with the lay of the land, then identify a simple - but valuable - problem or pain point you can address that’ll benefit your team
6. ASSOCIATE YOURSELF WITH A CHANGEMAKER.
9. Quick: take a look around. Whose opinion matters most? Identify the power-players who are integral to change in your workplace. Then, build a relationship: support their success by offering to help out on a project they’re heading up, or solve a problem they’re facing
10. MASTER THE ART OF PSYCHOLOGICAL PRIMING
13. People forget the things you say, but they’ll always remember the way you made them feel. The 3 most powerful emotions you can conjure up during interactions with your team? Happiness, power, and aspiration.
15. Ready to prime your colleagues to perceive you as a leader? Try one of these 3 simple psychological priming exercises:
18. When you need to put a positive spin on a sticky situation: get your listener “primed” for happiness by asking about a highlight from their weekend. 2 If you’re looking to foster a greater sense accountability in your team: start the conversation by recalling an instance in which your colleague/s felt powerful - a recent presentation, an award, or promotion. 3 If you need a proactive solution to a current challenge: prime your colleagues for an aspirational mindset by asking about their goals or vision for the future.
19. MAKE A TOUGH CALL, THEN STICK TO YOUR GUNS
22. People respect people who respect themselves. How assertive are you when it comes to making decisions? Next time you’re faced with a tricky situation, weigh up feedback fairly, but don’t be too easily waived.
23. TRANSFORM AN ESTABLISHED PROCESS or ASSUMPTION.
26. Effective leaders don’t hesitate to act in the face of change. And rigid personalities hinder progress. Work to be flexible, fluid and adaptable in support of strategic objectives and big-picture growth.
27. VERBALLY RECOGNISE A JOB WELL DONE.
29. Remember: leaders are people who demonstrate desirable characteristics. Often, those traits involve: authenticity in applauding the work of teammates, honesty in admitting their own skills gaps, and selflessness in sharing credit.
30. DON’T KEEP YOUR CARDS TOO CLOSE TO YOUR CHEST
33. When you freely share business- related information and resources, you empower those around you to own their role in achieving organisational goals. You’ll build more meaningful relationships, and be perceived as a team player who puts the organisation’s best interests before your own
34. foster collaboration.
37. Get people interacting. Teams only achieve extraordinary things when they have a healthy sense of mutual dependence. Look for opportunities to encourage collaboration at work and, in the process, grow your team’s ability to look to one another for support when times get tough
38. PRACTICE WORK-LEARN BALANCE.
40. As millennials start dominating the leadership space over the next decade, a new style of leadership will emerge: one that is less autocratic, and more focused on proactive self-management, supported by mentorship and coaching. 9
42. Dedicate at least 15 minutes of every hour you spend on any particular task to learning about the best way to do it. Inspire your colleagues to greatness by demonstrating your own sustained commitment to learning, unlearning, and relearning whatever it takes for you to stay relevant and add value.
43. THINK LONG-TERM.
51. The lesson? Making tough calls in the short-term Maintaining clarity of long-term vision A thriving organisational culture in which people understand that true leadership is the ability to lead while being led. = +
52. PERSONIFY YOUR VALUES, EVERY DAY.
69. Your capacity for leadership expands in direct proportion to your commitment to lifelong learning. Register for a career-advancing online short course from the University of Cape Town today. 

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