{"id":3846,"date":"2020-02-12T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-12T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albrechtpartners.com\/leadership-skills-in-a-tech-world-how-to-lead-your-team-to-success\/"},"modified":"2023-11-07T23:56:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-07T23:56:24","slug":"leadership-skills-in-a-tech-world-how-to-lead-your-team-to-success","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albrechtpartners.com\/en\/leadership-skills-in-a-tech-world-how-to-lead-your-team-to-success\/","title":{"rendered":"Leadership Skills In A Tech World [How To Lead Your Team To Success]"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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77% of organizations<\/span><\/a> report experiencing a leadership gap.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a world where job-hopping has become the new normal, managers and mentors alike are faced with an increasingly pressing challenge – how to keep their employees happy, productive, and invested in their current company.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Consider the research for a moment: among employees who plan on staying with their current company, <\/span>91%<\/span><\/a> of them want to leave within the next 3 years.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This isn’t even taking into account workers that are thinking of leaving or they’re already decided and planning their exit.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There’s no doubt about it – leaders, especially in a demanding field like tech, need to step up their game if they want to retain and engage top talent.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

So, what traits are crucial to becoming a successful tech leader, according to career experts?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months ago at MAN Digital, we hosted a webinar together with Greg and talked about this topic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Let us give you some tips on how to strengthen your leadership skills in a tech world and provide some recommended resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What every IT leader needs to know<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

We live in an era where employee empowerment trumps management.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research<\/span><\/a> shows that when teams feel empowered at work, it boosts job satisfaction, performance, and loyalty to the organization.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

There might be a variety of different leadership styles, but all of them have similarities that guarantee success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The reality is, leading means so much more than just hitting targets.<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It involves building trust, commitment, and equipping others with the right mindset, guidance, and tools to maximize growth.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The good news is that <\/span>leadership traits can be cultivated<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

And even if mentoring is second nature to you, if you don\u2019t constantly refine your skills, you\u2019ll soon find that you\u2019re not operating at your peak and team performance drops as a result.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether we\u2019re talking soft skills or knowing how to adapt to change, this is what you need to know about leadership in a tech-driven world. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Company goals and personal values need to be aligned<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Oftentimes, change is driven by necessity.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Whether it\u2019s burnout, losing clients or an urgent need to completely switch up your business processes, there comes a time for transformation when change initiatives need to be put into place so your company survives.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, this shift can be a wise forethought instead of a knee-jerk reaction.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You don\u2019t need to wait for your bottom line or your health to be affected in order to make a change. You can take a step back and re-evaluate if your personal goals and the goals you have for your company mesh well or it\u2019s time to recalibrate.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

High-value leadership means that these values are clearly communicated with the rest of your team so that you can get accurate feedback from them. It\u2019s important to build a powerful trust circle where your employees feel safe to share their needs or if their values have shifted.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Avoiding burnout matters more than you think<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A lot of tech leaders believe that they can get away with not looking after their physical bodies. They\u2019ll pick up a wide range of bad habits (addiction to emails, meetings, social media) while downplaying the importance of things like sleep.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It might seem like skimping on activities that keep you healthy fuel your productivity because they free up a lot of time. But this is counterintuitive – doing this long-term is bound to affect both your physical and emotional health.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Over time this is a losing strategy. It affects your mental ability to solve problems and make balanced decisions, as well as drains you of patience for your team which can cause a whole host of internal issues like unnecessary tension and conflicts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prioritizing your health is not being lazy, it\u2019s an effective and reliable strategy for staying productive long-term.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your effort will pay off long-term in the right environment<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Many managers have a very pragmatic leadership style. They usually only give correctional feedback (\u201cthis is wrong\u201d, \u201cthis isn\u2019t going to cut it\u201d, \u201cthis isn\u2019t good enough\u201d) and almost never focus on the positives that their team brings to the table.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you let <\/span>perfect<\/span><\/i> become the enemy of <\/span>done<\/span><\/i>, your team will feel it.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, you want to create an environment where it\u2019s safe to make mistakes as long as it\u2019s part of the learning process. You want your team to trust you enough that they can give genuine feedback when needed. And, most importantly, you want to tackle some of the main challenges that come up for your team in a tech environment:<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n