Does your Leadership Style influence the mental health and wellbeing of your team? Find out intriguing ways of mentoring from the Guru Of Leadership.

In this episode of Shift with CJ, I am joined by the best in current leadership research and theory Mr. Ronald E. Riggio, Ph.D. He is the author of over 150 books, book chapters, and research articles in the areas of leadership, assessment centers, organizational psychology and social psychology.

Professor Riggio has been at CMC since 1996. Prior to that, he worked in the Cal State and University of California systems for many years. He is a leading scholar and organizational psychologist, but his early background was in social psychology and nonverbal communication. Today, I have him on to talk about what it takes to be a leader.

Ronald after doing extensive research says, “People focus on scientific and traditional methods while studying about leadership but from the last decade we have seen changes in the patterns and people have started embracing the new patterns”.

He believes that a person should be a good person first in order to become a good leader. It has been four decades and from a researcher of relationships to the guru of leadership, Ronald has had one motto ie “Practice what you Preach”.

Leadership is the relationship between leaders and followers. Without a solid team, a Leader won’t be able to maintain his position. Mentors should change their traditional methods and make their colleagues a part of all the important decisions that the pioneer makes.

I asked Ronald about what happens when the team members do not trust their leader.

“A good leader should always listen to their team and make them feel an important part of the organization, it’s a two-way street and in order to achieve a smooth working of the organization its mandatory for the leader and his mates to get along. Communication is very important to become a good leader” He replied.

One of the things that made me curious was how some people cannot get enough sleep because of stress, as sleep to me is very important as it allows our brain to organize and consolidate memories.

“Leaders get much stressed, they have a lot of responsibilities but the critical element is how to manage that stress. Leader development is necessary, as a leader needs to care for themselves to become an effective leader. Impression management is part of the process and a good leader should remember that.” Ronald replied.

Ronald simplifies leadership, so no matter what your familiarity with the topic might be, you’ll find a fascinating entry point.

Enjoy Listening!

To know more about Professor Riggio, you can follow him at:

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-riggio-ph-d-9232394

Twitter: @ronriggio

Website: http://www.cmc.edu/kravis