25: How to build self-confidence in your team - Jo Emerson, Leadership Coach

Do you think a member of your team could be struggling with self-confidence at work?

Listen to our podcast featuring award winning coach Jo Emerson, who shares her expert advice to help leaders build self-confidence in their teams.

You can read the full transcript here: https://social.hays.com/2021/02/24/podcast-25-how-to-build-self-confidence-in-your-team/

Related content:

• 3 ways to boost confidence in an underperformer: https://social.hays.com/2018/05/09/boost-confidence-underperformer/

• 7 ways to communicate confidence: https://social.hays.com/2015/05/14/7-ways-to-communicate-confidence/

• How to build self confidence and succeed in your career: https://social.hays.com/2021/02/10/podcast-36-how-to-build-self-confidence/

• Why self-confidence is a key skill when working in the corona era: https://social.hays.com/2020/05/04/self-confidence-key-skill-working-in-corona-era/

Timestamps:

(00:50) Please could you introduce yourself to our listeners?

(01:54) What are some of the main challenges your clients are facing now?

(03:48) Could I ask you to explain exactly what you mean by self-confidence?

(04:44) Why do you think self-confidence is so important to the success of an individual, a team, and ultimately a wider organisation?

(07:07) How exactly do you think shifts in employee self-confidence will become more significant in the future world of work?

(09:44) What are some of the key signs and behaviours for leaders to look out for, which can signal that a member of their team has high self-confidence?

(11:13) Is there a fine line between confidence and overconfidence in the workplace?

(12:22) How can a leader identify whether a member of their team is lacking or struggling with their self-confidence?

(14:09) Are there any common behaviours, habits, or even language that you see from leaders, which may be negatively impacting the self-confidence of their teams, maybe without them even realising it?

(17:10) How important is feeling that you are learning and progressing to self-confidence? What role can leaders play in facilitating that and helping their people develop a growth mindset?

(29:35) I also imagine that experiencing a level of autonomy in their roles will help many employees become more self-confident. Do you have any tips or advice for leaders that you can share on this?

(22:02) Is there anything else that leaders can be doing differently to further build confidence in their team, particularly as most of us continue to operate in either a remote or hybrid working world?

(24:54) I'd also imagine that regular feedback and check-ins are quite key to this?

(25:44) Do you think that ‘imposter syndrome’ is playing a part in employees lacking confidence?

(28:10) How else can leader’s role model self-confidence for their teams?

(31:42) Could it be beneficial in the long-term, for leaders to let their teams experience failure, to enhance self-confidence?

(33:38) If a leader is welcoming a new team member, how can they ensure the onboarding process helps the employee feel as confident as possible, whether in person or remotely?

(35:34) What do you think are three qualities that make a good leader and crucially, do you think that these qualities have changed because of the pandemic?