No More Mr. Nice Guy

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No More Mr. Nice Guy

by Joe Wynne

January 26, 2009


Exhibiting leadership skills during lean times is difficult. You are caught up performing additional work because of staff cuts or financial constraints. There’s no time to get your thoughts together to decide what to say, the best way to say it, what to do or the best way to do it. You can’t get ahead of the curve as leaders need to do.
 
All is not lost, however. The good news is that the global economic downturn will last a long time. Okay, maybe that doesn’t sound like good news, but it does give you ample time to show off special leadership skills that will make a difference in your organization--a difference that should be noticed by those who make the decision to keep you around.
 
Obtain a Crucial Level of Trust
When the economy is in the tank and news from your industry and company is bad, your workers will be looking to you to see certain behaviors that will tip them off to whether they should trust you during this period.



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