What is good leadership? How to be a good leader?

I have met many talented people, including leaders, who had a hard time with the part of the leadership triangle that is about business. This is the part where you as a leader must manage your resources, in relation to responsibilities and tasks – including your employees. It is a great help if you develop the right skills and get some management tools. But not everyone gets leadership development when they first become a leader. Therefore, here are three good tips for those of you who are new to leadership. 

1. Create a space where your employees can solve their tasks and develop their potential. You need to find the right balance between autonomy and control. It must be adapted to the individual employee’s level of competence and experience. An inexperienced employee needs more instruction and control than an experienced one. 
2. Make a clear framing. Remember to be clear in your briefs when handing over tasks. Much value is lost when the task is not understood. It is your responsibility as a manager that your employee has understood what you are saying. 
3. Be sure to provide ongoing feedback. It is not enough to make it to the performance review. Your feedback should be ongoing, constructive and directed towards behaviors that can be changed. It must take place in a safe space where the employee does not feel attacked. When people feel attacked or threatened, it triggers the stresshormone adrenaline and then shuts down their frontal lobes. This means that the employee does not take in what you say. 
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For many, the three advices will require elaboration in practice. Because: “How do you give clear briefs when handing over a task?”. I could write a whole article about that. Write to me if you have any questions or need more elaboration than the one you find in the video.