5 important values ​​in leadership

Throughout your life, surely, you have belonged to various groups, be it work, soccer team, entrepreneurs club, studies, etc.

What you may have noticed in each of these groups is that there is a common pattern, a person who guides and directs the other members that make up the group with values. Who are these people? They are the leaders.

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The functions of the leader

A leader is that person capable of managing or directing a team or group of people towards a certain objective or common good. through leadership, the leader possesses and develops skills that are able to influence the behavior and thinking of the group.

The qualities of the leader are linked to his personality; and the abilities he possesses are related to his abilities. But good leadership is based on values ​​that are related to the deepest and most intimate part of the leader; that is, with his motivations and needs.

Values ​​influence the way the leader guides others and the work environment

that he promotes to achieve the common goal or good. All this is evidenced in the performance, be it of a company, association, soccer team, etc.

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Key values ​​in leadership

I am going to present you the five main values ​​of leadership that you should consider if you want to be a good leader:

1. Respect

Respect is fundamental to good leadership. A good leader recognizes the value of the members he leads, and this is reciprocal because the subordinates also respect the leader. Through respect, an environment of equality between the leader and others is maintained. In addition, through the value of respect, the leader recognizes the individual capacities and qualities of each member and does not act with superiority.

2. The trust

Another important value within good leadership is the trust that sustains the relationship between leader and subordinates. Trust occurs in two ways, the first is the trust that the leader has towards himself; that is, they rely on their abilities and qualities as a leader to generate trust in others. If the leader lacks self-confidence, the subordinates they will notice and may lose confidence in your leadership ability.

The good leader also trusts and enhances the skills and abilities of his subordinates to be able to delegate functions within the team. It recognizes the talents of its team and seeks to empower these people for the benefit of a better performance of the company, business, etc.

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3. The responsability

Responsibility is another important value of good leadership. We all know what responsibility implies, which is assuming the consequences of any action, but a good responsible leader not only assumes the consequences, but Before taking an action, he is very careful and analyzes the possible consequences of his decisions..

A good leader knows that he must not act impulsively and that he must be responsible for his decisions: before, during and after.

4. The honesty

Through the value of honesty, a good leader practices sincerity, justice and truth within his team. Good leadership has ethics as a priority, which through honesty generates a culture of trust within the group. The leader who practices the value of honesty is honest with himself and others, always seeks to communicate with the truth in a direct and clear way.

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5. Empathy

Through the value of empathy, the good leader seeks to put himself in the place of others to understand their emotions, needs and opinions that will help him guide them better. For this reason, the leader attaches great importance to contact and accessibility with his subordinates. It is made available and always encourages networking to form a higher performing team, since through direct contact he knows the abilities and skills of others.

When I work with leaders and entrepreneurs there is often a void. A void and a loss of the north that is difficult to explain. In many cases it is because they have disconnected from their values ​​and their countervalues ​​are dominating their life.

Leading from values ​​is liberating. It is what reconnects many leaders with their north, and gives people who are in that professional reinvention solid pillars on which to redesign their professional future.