Relationship is an very important factor for any leadership. Is there anyway one can instantly improve any relationship?

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Yes there is , in my humble opinion , Smile is the fastest and smartest way to built a first level of any relationship, because leadership contains people like Head of, CEO, Managers, Team leaders. and those people have dignity and prestige make others afraid of them , so if Leader wants to break the ice and give a positive first impression to build the relationship with his employees or circumference he should be smiled as a step # one 

Its necessary first of all for one to put himself into the shoes of his team members. There is an acronym I usually use when training leaders - PRIDE. Where P stands for Protecting n understanding the basic needs of each team member. R stands for Respect as Individuals with their own unique strengths. I stands for Involving them in the business so they get to feel that their contribution is important. D stands for Develop their individual skills n potential for improved effectiveness n career prigression. And E stands for Engage them fully so they feel motivated n feel like working without being told to. Now, Coming to the question, in the process of PRIDE, the leader will pass thru many phases which will make it easy for him to understand each individual n build a powerful n fruitful relationship. Successes HAVE to be publically celebrated. A leader needs to learn Delegation skills. Delegation has to be carefully done. Good delegation skills boost morale of a team member. Bad delegation skills may result in lowering ones's self-esteem. Its like asking a fish to climb a tree !!! A team member should see the team leader as one who understands him, as one who respects his contribution n hard work, as a brotherly figure who also gives freedback on areas of imptovement thru positive coaching, as someone who will always be there if he needs resources or needs guidance. If a team member sees his leader in all these shades, it us a proof of a good relationship. Looks like a long journey but takes only s few minutes.

Definitely, leadership is such an important driving factor to business prosperity meanwhile the way in which a leader acts, behaves and guides their followers is a crucial factor which influences his/her relationships and inturn affects organization success. Basically, "a leader is a person who  influences to direct and coordinate the activities of the members of an organized group toward the accomplishment of group objectives’’ (Jagot, 1982, pg. 316).  I think that , leadership is by far one of the key factors which can drive a business to either success or fail. so being a successful leader  depends on relationships  but without a clear vision and strategy, role modeling and suitable employee – employer relationships, which are by far the most important roles of any leader, business might fail. As leader is responsible for motivating employees to embrace the organization's vision to achieve organizational goals’’ (Valdiserri, 2010, pg. 48).

First:  leadership style

 Indeed, the type of leadership approach taken in managing an organization has a great effect on the value  this including laissez – faire, democratic or authoritarian. Another type is a transformational leadership style. There are certain distinct characteristics and skills which a transformational leader of a business uses to influence their workers. It is a leader who puts human relations at the heart of all he does, feeling that such action will result in greater business prosperity. He is also systematic in what he does and continues to put his motivational plan all the time. His personal characteristics may include charisma, motivation or intellectual stimulation. "Transformational leaders work closely with employees and adapt their characteristics to achieve company growth and success’ (Valdisseri, 2010, pg. 54). The pay   off of such behaviour is clearly visible in the corporate world, for example in India. Shri B. K. became the senior divisional manager of Tanjore Division of Life Insurance Corporation of India when the division began running into trouble in early 2000. Trade Union in this division was very strong, resulting in low cooperation between management and employees and lack of motivation, as well as poor performance. To bring the sector back to its original prosperity Shri decided to implement a series of decisions. At first, he started regular meetings with his staff to source their problems and eventual demands. This resulted in the introduction of implementation of new technologies to help the business develop. Lastly, when the workers’ demands were met, he told them to "work with pleasure.’" Results were almost instant. Not only did the company experience a moral boost, but also financial perks. The division became the 1st best growing part of LIC, and the LIC itself took the 2nd place of growth zone in the whole of India (Balakrishnan, 2007, pg. 66).

In contrast, according to Valdisseri, laissez – faire style of leadership is rather ineffective. He points out that the main characteristic of such leadership style is being uninvolved, staying out of the guidance and rather empowering employees. He believes that such behaviour leads to ‘’employee self teaching’’ and lack of guidance. ‘’Within such leadership atmosphere, the organization operates by itself’’ (Valdisseri, 2010, pg. 55). However, huge global corporations such which use laissez – faire style of leadership are rather successful, eg. Virgin, guided by Richard Branson. Thus the link between Valdisseri’s thinking is rather blurred.

Second: The leader's Personality

        There are many common features of the personality of the leader, such as confidence, charisma or determination that affect his/her relationships . Being a confident leader is by far probably one of the most important qualities any leader should have. Not only does it help to build up a feeling of self assurance and accomplishment of the goals, but also aids forward thinking, which in turn create visions and goals that may later be accomplished. The dangers of not having a vision are rather self explanatory – no vision means lack of concentration on a specific task, which puts the organization at a very high risk of failure. A determined leader is a successful leader. Determination reflects what the leader wants to achieve and how he / she intend to get there (Northouse, 2009, pg. 23). It is indeed a vital factor to ensure business success. If a leader is determined, he / she will have the ability to overcome obstacles on their way, such as competition, economical downturns, etc. For example, Bill Gates admits that ‘’he is driven by a latent fear that he might miss the next big thing’’ (Dearlove, 2002, pg. 15) – he is determined to succeed, and in fact, is succeeding today.

Another important leadership personality quality which helps to achieve business success is being charismatic. The positive "can do" mentality employed by a charismatic leader is a necessity to succeeding. For example, a charismatic leader has a massive stand at when he / she starts up their business, as they are able to sell their ideas to potential investors, banks, to gain capital. In a business already running, a charismatic leader can influence his workers by motivating them in a psychological way. On top of the personality traits mentioned above, a successful leader should employ "abundance mentality" to his style of leadership. According to Stephen Covey, such mentality is ‘’a bone deep belief that there are enough natural and human resource to realize my dream and that my success does not necessarily mean failure for others, just as their success does not preclude my own’’ (Covey, 1991, pg. 157). Such mentality allows a leader to learn to discipline himself and believe that his mission is possible to accomplish.

 

On sum, if workers of an organization see that their leader is positive about what he / she does, it his highly possible that they will too be more motivated and thus more productive.

yes by communication skills and listing for staff

 

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Of course there is..... Honesty is the easiest way to build a real relationship

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For the leader, he must build trust and encouragement between him and his team, do not criticise any member of your team, he must give credit to his team for the completion of the project.

Yes, one can instantly improve a relation which is not working well or which is bad by fixing the problem, apologizing if he/she has done something wrong and by appreciating the other person in the relationship. However, if there is neutral relationship between the two, there are many things that can start enhancing such a neutral relationship like words of sincere compliment and appreciation, but for the relation to actually improves on the long term it needs time. People now are too smart for short-fixes and fake compliments. 

Appreciation for the work being done plus the trust inflicted on the employees could also be one of the reasons which would drastically improve a relation in a firm or a hierarchy. 

One of the simplest yet most effective techniques for instantly improving any relationship

Make direct, unflinching eye contact with the employee and give them a genuine, heart felt smile.

This may seem quite obvious but it is amazing how rarely we take the time to make real eye contact and share a heart warming smile with the people around us. Usually we are too busy thinking of a million and one other things.

 

Before you dismiss this technique as being simplistic, I encourage you to give it a try this week. You can practice with the people you live with, your work or business colleagues, shop assistants and even people walking down the street.