Crash course in leadership and personality

Security in the new leadership role

It is crucial for new managers to find clarity about their own values. Own values serve as personal guidelines for decisions and actions in day-to-day management and therefore significantly shape one's own management culture.

Only by being aware of their individual values with regard to their own leadership role and successful collaboration can managers ensure that their actions and decisions are in line with these values. This not only creates a clear orientation for their own behavior, but also helps all employees to orient themselves to these individual guidelines of the new manager.

This takes courage, because values always lead to the core of your own personality. They show very clearly what you stand for and what is really important to you. That's right: it makes you vulnerable. This word contains the word "tangible". And predictability is something you can only wish for as a manager.

This openness creates trust and understanding among employees. This enables them to better understand why you act the way you do and why certain decisions are made. This creates acceptance and prevents hypotheses that can lead to misunderstandings.

Your personal values always have an impact on your leadership, even if you do not explicitly address them. With every feedback, exchange of ideas and meeting, others will perceive your values. If they are not named, assumptions will arise that are fed by your statements and actions. By having the courage to communicate your values clearly, you set a good example and make collaboration an explicit topic. You act instead of reacting. That is the essence of leadership.

A clear set of values also helps you when recruiting new employees or putting together teams. If you know your own values and live them in your day-to-day management work, you can look more specifically for employees who share these values and therefore fit well into the team.