3 Essential Leadership Principles For All Managers

Leaders struggle to lead when they don’t follow this set of principles.

1. Equal is not equitable.

A sign of leadership immaturity believes you can treat everyone the same.

You can’t!

Leaders must manage individuals uniquely.

David Finkel compares it to parenting. You love all your children the same, but you parent them based on their unique personalities. You can’t effectively parent them the same way.

2. When you hire right, leading becomes much easier.

When hiring, you must know what type of person best fits the role, the top five job expectations, and their direct areas of responsibility.

At Skylink, we look for a proactive and friendly personality for our Junior Account Executive role who has at least one year of customer service experience.

We can develop sales skills, but we can’t train people to be likable, proactive, with excellent communication skills.

3. With people, take it slow.

When you rush things with people, you regret it. Fast is slow, and slow is fast.

Just like a bank account, you have to make healthy deposits over time while making sure you never over-draw.