How to Become a Trusted Leader

Did you know: team members that work for trusted leaders are far more innovative and achieve top-notch results?

That’s the value of being a trust leader. But to earn this reputation, you must build your credibility over time.

Right now, this can be difficult due to changes and the unexpected economic twists we’re experiencing. Yet, not trusting yourself and others will create the need to control others, micromanage, demand too many meetings, and play office politics. None of these behaviors or attitudes will earn the trust you need from others to be a successful trusted leader.

5 Key Factors to Build Trust

Trust Your Team. First, you must trust your team members. It doesn’t mean you overlook half-truths, missed deadlines, or poor quality. It means, if someone says they cannot get a task done by a certain time, listen and ask, “What do you need from me?” Teams that feel trusted will go above and beyond to get the intended results.

Learn from Mistakes. Everyone makes mistakes, including you! Yelling or expressing frustration at team members is not the way to build trust! Instead, together, conduct an objective review of “what worked/what didn’t work?” Acknowledge things they did well. Then, specifically focus on two things to improve. When you develop an ear to listen, your natural curiosity and good questions will get you to the heart of the error or failure. Then, you can create new solutions.

Embrace Tough Conversations. Most leaders would much rather avoid them. But if you do and don’t get to the underlying issues making progress on projects difficult. The team either doesn’t believe in the outcome or fear failure. Some will complain they don’t have all the resources needed. Don’t buy into the excuses. Instead, encourage their resourcefulness, brainstorm new ideas, and champion their ability to work the conflict or issues.

Be Known for Straight Talk. Say what you mean and mean what you say. This makes THE difference between your team trusting you to look out for them or feeling manipulated to get the job done. When a project has not met the customer’s needs, tell the truth about why. Avoid spinning the facts to make yourself look good and your team feel OK. Remember, they want to learn and grow.

Brag about Your Team! Sharing successes about each and every team member makes a positive difference. This requires being aware of each team member’s contribution…no matter how small. Also, it’s imperative when speaking with others that you brag about their successes and mean it!

©Jeannette Seibly 2020

Jeannette Seibly is The Leadership Results Coach. She has been an award-winning executive coach and keynote speaker for more than 27 years. Her expertise is guiding leaders to get unstuck and achieve unprecedented results. Contact Jeannette for a confidential conversation.

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SeibCo, LLC Celebrates 20 Years in Business

Contact: Laurie W. Anderson, Anderson & Associates Public Relations, 303-758-1118

SeibCo, LLC Celebrates 20 Years in Business;
International business consultant also launches new website, new book

HIGHLANDS RANCH, CO — Oct. 16, 2012 — Jeannette Seibly, principal of SeibCo, LLC, is not only celebrating her 20th year in business, the successful business consultant is celebrating 20 years of transforming hiring practices, people and business strategies. With her help, several dozen companies have seen million dollar results and three millionaires were created.

Seibly has more than 34 years of experience in leadership, business and management development, the last 20 years with her own business consulting firm. To her clients, she is a presenter, trainer, facilitator, business advisor, executive coach, mentor and author of more than 100 articles about leadership, people/business strategies and strategic hiring for business owners.

One of the clients she works with is a property management company with properties across the U.S. “I have worked with the President and CEO for several years to transform their hiring practices and business strategies,” explains Seibly. “As a result, the company has increased net operating income by 17 percent and is positioned for significant growth during 2013. My goal is to continue delivering million dollar results like these to my clients. They appreciate my ability to identify roadblocks and help them blast through these walls to produce unprecedented results.”

To commemorate her company’s anniversary, Seibly has launched a new website, www.seibco.com, that’s packed with strategic tips to assist executives and owners of mid-sized businesses (revenues of $1-$30 million). Visitors to the website will be able to order copies of Seibly’s latest book, Sharpen Your Hiring Results, in November. Currently,  Hiring Amazing Employees and It’s Time to Brag are available.

Sharpen Your Hiring Results is a follow-up book to Hiring Amazing Employees with new techniques and tips that are especially effective in this recovering economy.

Seibly has been honored with numerous awards over the years including the Leadership Award from the National Association of Women Business Owners, Business of the Year from Colorado Business Women, and an Outstanding Woman in Business nomination from the Denver Business Journal. She received her Master’s degree in communications and her Bachelor’s degree in public and personnel administration from Michigan State University, and has been headquartered in Colorado since 2003. Seibly can be reached at 303-660-6388 or JLseibly@SeibCO.com.