Tech World Human Skills

EP69: Leadership 101 - Building Trust with Ben Caird

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In this episode we talk about leadership core skills.  Specifically building trust.  How do you build trust with a team?  We talk through the 5 Ways of Being that help you build trust with a team.

 

Ben Caird is a seasoned professional leader.  He's led teams of all sizes in a variety of tech companies and has years of experience.

 

Show Links

  • Ben Pearce LinkedIn -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/benpthoughts/
  • Tech World Human Skills Home - https://www.techworldhumanskills.com
  • Ben Caird Linked In -  https://www.linkedin.com/in/bcaird/

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    Keywords

    Trust, Authentic, Vulnerable, Accepting, Present, Useful, Leadership, Coaching, Results, Team

     

    Takeaways

    • Be Authentic: Work in line with your values, own your feedback directly, be the same person at work and outside
    • Be Vulnerable: Lead with your mistakes, make it safe for others to fail, encourage challenge even publicly
    • Be Accepting: Delegate outcomes not activities, coach people to improve in their style not yours, accept different approaches
    • Be Present: Put your phone away, give full attention, show up physically when possible, consider if you give or drain energy
    • Be Useful: Stop doing the work, coach and open doors instead, pass the pen and let others own the plan
    • Ask "What do you think?": It's powerfully empowering and helps people feel heard
    • Efficiency vs Effectiveness: The fastest way (just telling people what to do) is often the least effective
    • Build diverse teams: Don't hire clones of yourself - different approaches strengthen the team
    • Leadership isn't looseness: Know what's going on, stay close enough to coach and drive results
    • Results through people: You can be a nice human AND achieve great results - it's not either/or
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