Traditional leadership is dead. Today's leaders must learn to mentor, inspire, and connect people to things that matter. In today's world, if you aren’t helping employees to succeed, learn, grow, and find meaning in their work, you’re not viewed as a leader. Great leaders connect employees to three essential things: Purpose, accomplishment, and one another. This, in turn, drives personal and organizational success. Here's some quick tips on on becoming a better leader - These topics are integrated into our "Team Mini-Culture" Program

1. Leadership
Refresh

2. TODAY'S LEADERS MUST LEARN TO MENTOR,
INSPIRE, AND CONNECT PEOPLE
Great leaders connect employees to three essential
things: Purpose, Accomplishment, and one another
How can we put this into practice?
TRADITIONAL LEADERSHIP
IS DEAD

3. Being able to clearly articulate the meaning of
each employees work and communicate how it
impacts the organization, its customers, and the
world.
CONNECTION ON
PURPOSE

4. 4WAYSTO
DOTHIS!
01 Understand what your
employees actualy do.
Seems elementary, but only
54% of employees report
that their leaders knows
what they do. 02 Articulate why your
employees work has
meaning
Why is the work each person
has important? How does it
make a difference and
further your organizations
purpose?
03 Show how your work
affects the customer
Most employees dont come
to work to help your
company make money. They
invest effort to make a
difference in the world 04 Create shared plans and
goals with your team
and connect them all
back to your
organizations purpose
Be transparent with your
team about how they
collectively can work
together to achieve the
companies purpose

5. Much of the accomplishment is found throughout
the entire process.
CONNECTION TO
ACCOMPLISHMENT

6. SHOW YOU BELIEVE
Allow employees to lead out on
their own. Talk often to them about
their goals, show appreciation for
their skills, and trust them to make
decisions
RECOGNIZE YOUR
PEOPLE
Not just when an accomplishment
is made, but even for smaller wins
- when they put in extra effort,
overcome an obstacle, innovates,
helps a peer - this all provides
extra motivation to succeed.
SHARE LEADERSHIP
Give employees latitude to lead
out on their own. They dont want a
micromanager. They want a leader
that inspires them - Empower
them to take ownership, make
decisions, innovate, and lead
PROVIDE SPECIFIC,
CONSTRUCTIVE
FEEDBACK
Don't provide feedback at the end,
but throughout the entire process.
This isn't about micromanaging,
but provide feedback and break
down barriers for them throughout
the entire process

7. Provide opportunities for your people to connect
with other people
CONNECTION TO
ONE ANOTHER

8. ENCOURAGE TEAM COLLABORATION
Rather than giving just one person a task, set up an
opportunity for multiple people to collaborate on it.
SET UP MENTOR OPPORTUNITIES
ELIMINATE TERRITORIAL BEHAVIORS
Set up connections that people can learn from.
Encourage collaboration outside of the team
whenever possible.
WAYS TO BUILD CONNECTION
Success is best when it's shared!
HOWARD SCHULTZ - CEO
STARBUCKS

9. Leaders have a major
impact on company culture
and the employee
experience
Effective modern leaders are
mentors and coaches rather
than bosses
Traditional leadership
practices are outdated and
being rejected by the
modern workforce
Great leaders focus on
connecting people
4KEY
TAKEAWAYS