As a small business owner, honing your leadership skills will help you to provide a vision for your business and motivate your employees to excel in whatever task they’re assigned.

There are many different styles of leadership, but the fundamental skills that make a good leader are the same.

The best leaders:

have the ability to inspire others and develop a vision

set clear goals, staying focused, and communicating well

give and receiving feedback

know the strengths and weaknesses of themselves and teammates

know when to ask for outside help

are approachable, honest, and committed

know how to successfully execute a strategy

Read on to learn more about each of these skills and how to develop them.

1. Communicate vision and goals

It’s not enough for successful leaders to simply have a clear vision. A true leader must communicate that vision and those goals to employees, investors, and customers. Without a clear sense of goals, it is easy for everyone involved to lose sight of the larger picture and get lost in the details.

2. Listen

Leaders must be able to listen and understand, as well as communicate.

“Leadership has a core fundamental for me, and that is dialog,” said John Spiridigliozzi, vice president of business development at Infinite Technology Solutions. “I have had instances where I was sure I was communicating only to find out I was publishing.

3. Build relationships

People are your greatest resource: clients and customers as well as employees. Find ways to strengthen the level of trust you have with everyone involved in your enterprise.

4. Have a Vision

Vision is essential to good leadership. Vision provides direction and without direction, there’s not much point to all that planning; your small business will still flail about. So if you don’t have one already, take your first step by creating a vision statement for your business.

Because it embodies your dreams and your passions, a vision statement will also serve as a leadership vision.

5. Share Your Vision

Sharing your leadership vision helps your vision grow and your business leadership develop. As you tell your leadership vision to others, you will strengthen your own belief in your vision and strengthen your determination to make your leadership vision become reality. And other people will start to see you as a person who’s “going places” and recognize you as a person with leadership potential.

6. Take Charge

At this stage of business leadership, you put together your planning and your leadership vision and take action. Whether it’s implementing a specific plan to improve your business’s bottom line or responding to a crisis, you, as the leader, are the one who makes the decisions and sees that the appropriate actions are carried out. 

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