5 Behaviors Great Leaders Never Tolerate

by Tamica Sears | Feb 25, 2019 | Uncategorized

Becoming a good leader in any organization comes jam-packed with a variety of challenges. One type of challenge is learning how to deal with different behaviors. While leaders will need to learn how to deal with a wide range of different people, there are still five behaviors that great leaders will never tolerate.

Excuses and Blame

No matter how successful or efficient your organization is, life happens and things go wrong. The last thing that a good leader will tolerate in any negative situation is employees who make excuses, don’t take responsibility for their actions, or put blame on others. Instead, a leader will want to find people that are willing to go the extra mile to understand the situation, fix the problem, and determine good ways to prevent it from happening again in the future.

Gossip

People that work together for 40 hours or more per week are bound to get to know each other well. Along with this comes the increased chance of gossip and rumor mills. Whether the gossip is about their work life for personal life, as a leader, you need to make sure that this behavior is not allowed. Gossip will do nothing more than hurt others, waste time, and make for a toxic work environment.

Source: https://www.shrm.org/resourcesandtools/hr-topics/employee-relations/pages/office-gossip-policies.aspx

Substance Abuse

Another concern that many leaders have today is when a team member struggles with addiction. It is important that a leader helps them to get the support that they need to begin recovery so that addiction does interfere with the effectiveness of any team. Make sure to talk to someone in your Human Resources department so that you can make sure to give the employee the right information about a leave of absence, medical information and/or employee assistance plan information. 

Source: https://www.therecoveryvillage.com/heroin-addiction/treatment-rehab/

Theft

Depending on where you work, there may be an increased risk of theft occurring. While theft does occur, it is against the law and hopefully, against company policy. If a leader thinks that someone is stealing from the organization, they should speak to their manager and Human Resources immediately. Be sure to take careful notes, don’t take off running 90 miles in the wrong direction. It is important that you have all of your ducks in a row in a situation like this.

Source: https://riskandinsurance.com/spotlight-on-employee-theft/

Absenteeism

When an organization hires someone to do a job, they fully expect that this person will show up to work and do a good job. If someone misses a lot of work, especially without giving any prior notice and not getting the results needed, it can be very damaging. Instead of allowing this behavior to continue, an employee will need to to know what the expectations are in terms of their absenteeism and performance. If they still struggle with absenteeism, a leader will need to find a solution, including perhaps replacement.

Source: https://wheniwork.com/blog/how-to-deal-with-employee-absenteeism/

Managing workplace behaviors is a big part of becoming a leader. When you are trying to develop your leadership skills, learning how to manage a variety of different types of people will go a long way. However, these five types of behaviors are ones that, as a leader, you should keep an eye out for.

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3 Ways to Make Sure You Hire the Right Employee for You

by Tamica Sears | Feb 12, 2019 | Uncategorized

Finding the right employees for your business is essential to the growth and success of your organization. It is important to know how to hire the right employee who is going to help push you to the next level. Before you are able to bring someone onto your team, you must make sure that you have the right interview process that they go through.

Creative Interview Process

Instead of just sitting in an office or boring boardroom for your interview, start to get creative. For instance, you can take them on a tour around your company to see how they react with the other members of your organization and the overall work environment. It can also be a good idea to show them creative activities or ask them interesting questions during the interview that will help you learn if they have the ability to innovate under pressure. It is really up to you to create an interview process that is right for your specific business and industry.

Use Tests

In any job, there are certain skills that you will need to have in order to succeed, like attention to detail or team cooperation. Your employees will need to have these skills and it can be hard to tell if they do without testing them first. It can be important to test your candidate for the right skills that benefit your company. There are templates for tests that you can use, or you can create your own. Be sure that any tests that you use have been vetted through the correct legal process. For many jobs, you will have to test them in a real-time job setting. You can get help from some of your other employees to make these tests as effective and relevant to the actual job as possible. 

Look for Great Resumes Online

There are many resources online that will help you find the right type of employees with the skills and experience needed in your organization. Online resume sites will help you browse through candidates that will be well worth adding to your team. There are even resume sites that will notify you when there are candidates that fit your specifications. Often, you can also post job openings on these sites. It is only a matter of time until you find the candidates you are looking for to fill your open positions.

Hiring the right employee is going to be very important to the growth of your organization. You need to make sure that you are able to push yourself through the process of hiring the right employee the right way. This will save you the headache of having to fire and rehire an employee later on.

If you’re new to your leadership position, or you’re trying to find ways you can improve, then let Sears Coaching help! We offer all sorts of training and consulting to help leaders be more successful, which converts into business success!