The Influence of Leadership Styles on Individual Performance

How well do you know your employees? It is important as a leader to know how to lead and motivate your employees to improve their performance.

Source: ehow.com

Managers and business owners need to lead flexibly, because different employees respond to different styles of leadership in different ways. While some employees simply want to be left alone, others require a high level of feedback and encouragement. Understanding the effect that your leadership has on individuals is the sign of a competent manager.

      Individual Attention

   1. Giving individual attention to each of your employees can improve their performance. While hard-working and ambitious employees will appreciate the attention and feedback, malingerers will also be aware that you are paying attention to them as individuals and will be more inclined to work harder. In a best-case scenario, their malingering eventually will disappear as they realize that their contributions are genuinely appreciated. While in a large corporation, managers don't have the time to deal with every situation on an individual basis, whatever individual attention you can afford to give to employees will improve both their morale and your bottom line.

      Encouragement

   2. A leadership style that emphasizes encouragement over demands and regulations can be very effective with a certain kind of employee. People who don't respond well to being ordered around thrive when their contributions are noted and appreciated in a positive way. Organizing talks and workshops for management in your company helps them to become more aware of the effectiveness of positive leadership styles. When leaders offer more positive feedback, and employees respond with better work, the result can be a mutually beneficial circle that results in a more content and more productive workplace.

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