Great leaders know you can't drive the bus from the back seat. Make sure your visits with employees are genuine and productive for everyone involved. Turn your team of followers into managers and leaders. Establish a vision and preach it. Be confident of you decisions.
Nobody wants to follow leaders who reverse course all the time.
Employees who sense hesitation in their leader tend to hesitate themselves. They don't want to commit to a course if there's a chance the leader will change it. Once you decide on a course of action, stick to it and follow it through to the end. Sticking to your course of action doesn't mean you go down with the ship when a wrong decision has been made. When this occurs, change course, and explain to your team why it's necessary to do so.