September 12 -

Great leaders know their people. How well do you know yours?

Do this little exercise: Write your name at the top center of a page. Then write the names of each of your team members/employees and underneath each, write:

• The name of their spouse or significant other.
• The names of their children.
• Their passion or hobby outside of work.
• Strengths as THEY see them.
• What motivates them at work.

Now, if you know everything about that person, draw a solid line arrow from you to that person. If you know some of the things, but not everything, draw a dotted line arrow from you to that person. If you know little about that person, don’t draw any arrow.

You can graphically see who you’re connected with personally and professionally and those relationships where you may want to spend a little more time building.

Note:  This tip is from Entelechy.  For more than 30 years, Entelechy has been providing customized learning solutions for Fortune 500 companies, impacting hundreds of thousands of leaders. Entelechy’s proven leadership development programs drive productivity, morale, customer experience, employee engagement, and innovation. Sign up for Entelechy’s weekly Leadership Minute emails here: http://info.unlockit.com/newsletter.