5 Tips to Lead with Confidence

Speaker 1: [Music] hi I'm Melanie bar welcome to the she builted experience with Melanie you're here because you want to experience the life and business that you crave join me as I talk to women who have successfully built it a career and business that they love we dive into the topic of how they built it and talk about everything from Having the courage to make career leaps to the details of how to lead effectively create successful teams Implement strategies for growth and Infuse Tech innovation magic happens when we focus on the part of ourselves and our business that brings us joy so let's dive in hi there today I am chatting with you about five tips for leading with confidence leadership can be lonely and at times we can question ourselves as to whether we're making the right decisions surrounding ourselves with the right people creating effective teams and communicating effectively so that our goals are met and our company success is accomplished As Leaders we are usually thinking about company growth innovative solutions how to make sure our teams are working well together and that they are experiencing continuous learning for motivation that we're achieving success and also enjoying the ride along the way here are five tips that you know but are good reminders for leading with confidence as we look at achieving what we set out to do in the weeks and months ahead tip one trust your instincts have you ever been in a situation where you decided not to trust your instincts and it set you back not always but usually our instincts know the way and we should trust them good leaders make calculated decisions but they also make decisions quickly they don't sit on a decision and situation so long that the opportunity passes them by they evaluate the situation then trust their instincts and make the Leap Forward one of the biggest areas where this comes into play for me is hiring teams and deciding the best path forward to reach our goals I learn to listen to my instincts when hir in in my past roles when I worked in corporate and also today when I'm hiring for my team that she built it yes at times we have to take a chance on a team member to see if they will work out but when looking for the right fit I always go back to trusting my instincts in addition to their knowledge I look at their ability to follow through ability to take on a project and run with it on their own and think about how they will interact with others on the team I also turn to my instincts to help me lead the way and make decisions it usually doesn't fail me so the next time you have a feeling about a leadership situation after taking the needed time to think about it decide to trust yourself your instincts and move forward with confidence tip two listen the best answers and solutions for company growth usually come from multiple people sharing innovative ideas collectively finding Solutions and everyone working together this involves everyone listening and many different ideas considered it's also important to surround yourself with people who know more than you do in certain areas where they Excel and have expertise one of my favorite questions to ask my team members is how do we make this better I am always up for hearing the answer it could be a workflow a project or a product I'm always interested in hearing others ideas not because I don't have ideas of my own I usually have too many but when I ask these questions and then listen the ideas and the best path forward presents itself tip number three set clear expectations and goals at times as Leaders we are all guilty of this we want hope or expect others to read our minds it's so important to set clear goals monthly meetings and ways to communicate effectively and check in with our teams yes our lives EB and flow some weeks and months we are better at making sure this happens than others but the good news is we can always start fresh it's never too late to evaluate a workflow a communication process or the way projects and product creation is managed when I'm feeling frustrated about the pace of something in business I go back to the basics and I go back to the beginning what is the outcome that I want to accomplish how can I work with my teams to reach the goal and then work backwards what communication has to happen and how does it need to happen so that we all experience success tip number four commit and follow through I learned very early on that I would have more clients respect as a leader and that my clients would trust me and refer me to others if I committed and in addition to that commitment I also followed through I am not perfect by any stretch but most of the time if I say I'm going to do something I do it and I execute it to the absolute best of my ability if As Leaders we do things halfway those around us will think it's okay to do things halfway too I also learned that pride in accomplishments and taking time to really experience the things that we accomplish feels so good and helps us move forward towards what's next it's a positive experience and feels good to follow through for clients offer them something that makes their life better and when I know that I along with my teams and Company is giving them 100% effort and that they're happy it makes business and Leadership that much better tip number five congratulate and celebrate sometimes a simple thank you I love what you created or I appreciate your incredible follow through goes a long way when one of my team members goes above and beyond create something that I look at and love or suggests an Innovative idea I'm the first to say thank you our clients will love this it's also important to give small gestures something complimentary that the company can offer taking your team out for coffee or lunch or sending gift cards Everyone likes to celebrate wins it's so much more fun to do collectively and with each other I hope this episode inspires you to trust your instincts and make your next Leep forward big or small if you're looking for a collective of inspiring supportive and Innovative women we'd love for you to join us see you soon and until next time if you are new to Sheil it we'd love for you to join us we offer Community memberships masterminds Innovative virtual events and meaningful connections to entrepreneurs and corporate leaders please also check out our sheb built it shop curated products from women-owned businesses who put their heart and soul into their beautiful and Innovative products we offer Sheil tip business Consulting and the Sheil tip blog thank you to everyone around the world who joined today thank you to my editor Rich stalino please download And subscribe wherever you get your podcast and until next time together let's let nothing stop us from experiencing the life that We crave [Music]