4 Ways to Determine Whether You’re an Impactful Leader or a Paycheck Leader

August 2, 2017

 

Are you an impactful leader or a paycheck leader within your organization? In order to answer that question, you first need to understand what they both are. An Impactful Leader is someone who invests time and effort to develop their employees; which in return helps them reach company goals faster. The opposite of this is what I call a Paycheck Leader; someone who only does what their paycheck requires them to do, and unfortunately, paycheck leaders only produce paycheck employees. With paycheck leaders, you will see low-morale, low-engagement, and low-productive work environments. With impactful leaders, you will see what every CEO dreams of within their organization: High-morale, high-engagement and highly productive work environments. So the question is, which one of these describes YOUR team?

Unfortunately, paycheck leaders have become the standard in today’s workforce, and if it continues, we will start to see more unmanageable teams that cause their companies to suffer financially. They will take a financial hit through high turnover rates, poor reviews and loss of customers due to lack of training. When a team is failing to meet company goals, there’s only one person the CEO looks to and that’s the leader. Becoming an impactful leader should be the #1 concern on every manager’s agenda. So how do you know whether you’re an impactful leader or a paycheck leader?

(Watch the short video to learn the 4 questions a leader can ask to determine if they’re an impact leader!)

Here are 4 questions to ask yourself to determine which one you are:

It starts with you becoming an impactful leader first and then learn how to develop that trait in others.

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Betsy Allen-Manning

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