PRACTICE THE FIVE A’s OF LEADERSHIP

APPROACHABLE—Listen to what others have to say.  Make yourself accessible to others, inviting them to discuss what’s on their mind..

ACCEPTING---Keep an open mind.  Good ideas can come from everyone, at all levels of an organization. Oftentimes, the best ideas come from day-to-day workers, as they’re usually closest to the delivery or execution of projects.

ACKNOWLEDGING---Recognize the contributions of others. Acknowledge someone each day and let them know they’re contributions matter.

ACCOUNTABLE---Be responsible for your actions and all under your charge.

ADAPTABLE---Change isn’t an aspect of business, it IS business itself.  Think about where your organization and your team need to be in the future, more than where you need to be today—make the adjustments necessary to get there.